History 1994 TCG Consulting was founded Sept. 1, 1994 as Taras Consulting Group in Miami, Florida. The first engagement was a client project in Africa 1997 Initial Asia Pacific based engagement 2000 TCG’s 100th client engagement as Taras Consulting Taras Consulting Group becomes TCG Consulting Launch of TCG’s proprietary airline management software, SAM (Strategic Airline Management) 2001 Hotel Sourcing and Management Practice was created 2002 TCG was honored in 2002 with Milliken & Company’s prestigious Supplier of the Year Award 2005 TCG moved its headquarters office to Charlotte, NC in 2005 TCG was honored by ACTE with the Distinguished Fellow Award 2007 TCG delivered its 500th successful client engagement 2010 Opened LATAM regional headquarters in Sao Paulo Opened EMEA regional headquarters in London Launched Global Program Design & Delivery Practice Launched Global Payment & Expense Management Practice 2011 Delivered engagement in 100th country and on 6th continent 2012 Opened Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Hong Kong Acquired Consulting Strategies based in Chicago, Illinois 2013 TCG delivered its 1000th successful client engagement Launched Global Meetings Practice 2014 Expanded Global Management Practice TCG celebrated its 20th anniversary milestone Launched initial North American Client Advisory Board, executed inaugural conference TCG delivered its 1100th successful engagement Delivered engagement in 125th country 2015 Launched initial EMEA Client Advisory Board, executed inaugural conference event and group topic calls TCG delivered 1200th engagement, now working in 163 countries worldwide New Centers of Excellence opened in Houston, TX and Dubai, UAE 2016 Named a Top 20 Fastest Growing Firm by Consulting Magazine Awarded by Charlotte Business Journal as one of the region’s Top Management Consulting Firms Doubled size of Manila Global Business Services Center team Launched Total Cost of Ownership for Corporate Travel, Meetings, Payment & ExpenseSM proprietary service, approach and model 2017 Winner 2017 Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Firms Award – Ranked #1883 Delivered 1300th global engagement Achieved milestone of $26B in client TCO Spend Under Management Launched TCO-TMPESM Strategic Enabler Program