N O TE 9 S egm e nt reporting Se gment s tructure The Group ’ s oper ations are divided into four report able se gments: Securit y Ser vices North America, Securit y Ser vices Europe , M obile and M onitorin g and Securit y Ser vices Ibero- America. Due to oper ations mo v ed bet w een the se gments Securit y Ser vices Europe , M obile and M onitorin g and Securit y Ser vices Ibero- America, compar ativ es ha v e been res t ated for these se g - ments. As of 20 1 3 , t h e Securit y Ser vices Europe and M obile and M onitorin g business se gments will be mer g ed into one business se gment named Securit y Ser vices Europe . The Group ’ s oper ations will then be divided into three report able se gments and Other (consis tin g of an a g gre gation of all other oper atin g se gments). All se gments apply the accountin g principles e xplained in note 2. The s e g m e n t r e p o r t i n g follo ws the format of Securit as ’ fnancial model, which pro vides a foundation for fnancial plannin g and reportin g from br anch ofce le v el up to the Boar d of Director s. Acquisitions of subsidiaries are therefore e x cluded from the oper atin g cash fo w . All material acquisitions are s t ated at business se gment le v el in the fnancial o v er view under the headin g Acquisitions and div es titures. Securit y Ser vices North America Securit y Ser vices North America pro vides specializ ed securit y ser vices in the U SA , Canada and M e xico and comprises 17 business units: one or gani - zation for national and g lobal accounts, fv e g eogr aphical re g ions and nine specializ ed business units – feder al g o v ernment ser vices, defense and aerospace , critical infr as tructure , healthcare , P ink erton Corpor ate Risk M ana g ement , a viation, mobile , special e v ents and securit y sys tems – in the U SA , plus Canada and M e xico . In tot al, there are appro ximately 109 000 emplo y ees, about 640 br anch mana g er s and 93 g eogr aphical areas. Securit y Ser vices North America pro vides a wide r an g e of ser vices with v arious le v els of specialization to cus tomer s in a v ariet y of indus tries and se gments in mos t parts of North America. Securit y Ser vices Europe Securit as ’ European guar din g oper ations comprise Securit y Ser vices E u r o p e , w h i c h pro vides specializ ed securit y ser vices for lar g e and medium- siz ed cus tomer s in 27 countries and A viation, which pro vides airport securit y in 14 countries. The or ganization has a combined tot al of more than 110 000 emplo y ees and 700 br anch mana g er s. Securit y Ser vices Europe ser v es cus tomer s in a v ariet y of indus tries and cus tomer se gments. A viation pro vides specializ ed ser vices for airports, airport -related busi - nesses and airlines. M obile and M onitorin g M obile pro vides mobile securit y ser vices, such as beat patrol and call-out ser vices, for small and medium-siz ed businesses and residential sites, while m onitorin g pro vides electronic alarm sur v eillance ser vices. m obile oper ates in 12 countries across Europe and has appro ximately 9 500 emplo y ees and 215 br anch mana g er s in 31 areas. M onitorin g, also called Securit as Alert Ser vices, oper ates in ten countries across Europe and has appro ximately 800 emplo y ees. Securit y Ser vices Ibero- America Securit y Ser vices Ibero- America pro vides specializ ed securit y ser vices for lar g e and medium-siz ed cus tomer s in se v en countries in L atin America, as w ell as Portugal and Spain in Europe . Securit y Ser vices Ibero- America has a combined tot al of appro ximately 58 000 emplo y ees and close to 190 br anch mana g er s. Securit y Ser vices Ibero- America oper ates in a v ariet y of cus tomer se gments. Other Other includes all other oper atin g se gments as w ell as g ener al adminis tr a - tiv e e xpenses, e xpenses for head ofces and other centr al e xpenses. All other oper atin g se gments comprise the guar din g oper ations in the m iddle Eas t , Asia and Africa as w ell as oper ations within securit y consultin g that report directly to the chief oper atin g decision mak er . U p until October 21, 2011, Other also includes the Group ’ s joint v enture Securit as Direct S . A . (S witz erland), which has been div es ted as of this date . 95 Annual R eport Notes and comments to the consolidated fnancial s t atements Securit as Annual R eport 2012