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Founded in 1986, we have more than 35 years of rich history to look back on. Some of the Amadeus Fire Group’s milestones are described below

New brand identity for Amadeus Fire Personnel Services and Amadeus Fire Group

Amadeus Fire Personnel Services gets a new logo, a new color scheme, a new website and with “Verstehen. Vertrauen. Verbinden” a new brand claim

The Amadeus Fire Group receives its own Amadeus Fire Group logo as an umbrella brand. The claim “Wir. Vermitteln. Kompetenzen” will remain

2024

Amadeus FiRe AG opens new location

Amadeus FiRe opens a location in Leipzig and now has 22 branches across Germany

Amadeus FiRe is named Kununu Top Company for the second year in a row

2023

Awards for the companies

Amadeus FiRe is honoured as Kununu Top Company 2022 and thus ranks among the top 5 percent of all companies on Kununu

GFN GmbH is named one of the best training companies 2022/23 by a Stern study

2022

Expansion of the training segment

Amadeus FiRe AG takes over GFN GmbH in September

Amadeus FiRe AG opens its 21st location nationwide in Bremen in November

The Amadeus FiRe AG Group expands the Management Board with Thomas Surwald for the Training segment and appoints Robert von Wülfing as Chairman of the Management Board in November

2020

Change at the top of the Executive Board

Robert von Wülfing is appointed Spokesman of the Management Board

Dennis Gerlitzki is appointed Chief Operations Officer and is responsible for the Personnel Services division

Amadeus FiRe AG opens its 20th location nationwide in Nuremberg in April

Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss opens a location in Mannheim

Amadeus FiRe AG takes over Comcave Holding GmbH in December

2019

Consolidated sales exceed €200 million

Peter Haas steps down as Chairman of the Management Board at Amadeus FiRe

Consolidated sales of Amadeus FiRe AG exceed €200 million in the financial year

2018

Company anniversary

Amadeus FiRe AG celebrates its 30th anniversary

2016

Company anniversary

Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss celebrates its 65th anniversary

2015

New high for external employees

For the first time, Amadeus FiRe AG has 2,500 external employees working at the same time

Robert von Wülfing takes on additional responsibility for the business area of training

2014

New locations for Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss

Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss opens locations in Düsseldorf and Hanover

2013

New Chief Financial Officer for Amadeus FiRe AG

Robert von Wülfing is appointed Chief Financial Officer of Amadeus FiRe AG and is thus responsible for finance and accounting, controlling, human resources, IT, legal and auditing

2012

Amadeus FiRe AG celebrates its 25th anniversary

Amadeus FiRe AG celebrates its 25th anniversary and the most successful year in the company’s history

Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss opens a location in Hamburg

2011

Amadeus FiRe AG shares are admitted to the SDAX

Amadeus FiRe AG shares are admitted to the SDAX in March

Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss founds TaxMaster GmbH and offers the innovative “Master of Arts in Taxation” course for the first time together with Aalen University

Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss opens a location in Stuttgart

2010

New CEO for Amadeus FiRe AG

Peter Haas is appointed Chairman of the Management Board

Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss becomes a member of forum distance learning

2009

Consolidated sales exceed €100 million

Founder and CEO Günter Spahn leaves Amadeus FiRe AG, and Peter Haas becomes the new CEO

Amadeus FiRe AG now has 2,000 employees

Consolidated sales of Amadeus FiRe AG exceed €100 million in the 2008 financial year

2008

Amadeus FiRe expands its offering with IT services

Amadeus FiRe AG establishes the IT Services division

Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss GmbH & Co. KG participates in the Academy of International Accounting in September

2005

New location for Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss

Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss GmbH & Co. KG opens a location in Frankfurt

2004

Amadeus AG and FiRe AG merge

Amadeus AG and FiRe AG merge to form Amadeus FiRe AG in August

2003

Investment in Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss GmbH

Investment in Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss GmbH in January

The Group has 1,000 employees in Q1

The Group has 1,500 employees in Q4

Consolidated sales exceed €50 million in the 2001 financial year

2001

IPO of Amadeus AG

IPO of Amadeus AG in March

Peter Haas, later CEO, joins the Group as Chief Financial Officer

Consolidated sales exceed €25 million in the 1999 financial year

1999

IPO of FiRe AG

GCB GmbH is merged with FiRe AG

IPO of FiRe AG

The Group has 500 employees

1998

Acquisition of Amadeus GmbH

Acquisition of Amadeus GmbH

Amadeus GmbH opens the Office division

1996

The FiRe GmbH is founded

  • FiRe GmbH founded by Günter Spahn, Rudolf Locker, Georg Blinn and Hans H. Roolf
  • FiRe GmbH opens the Accounting division

1990

The foundation

  • GCB GmbH founded by Günter Spahn and Rudolf Locker

1986