| 1951 |
Iron Mountain Atomic Storage Corporation is established by Herman Knaust
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| 1975 |
Iron Mountain, the present company, purchases the underground mine and the nearby, larger underground site from Knaust
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| 1978 |
Iron Mountain purchases nearby above-ground record center and begins developing high-density storage systems
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| 1980 |
Company expands to New England with the purchase of a third underground facility
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Becomes a founding member of Professional Records and Information Services Management (PRISM), formerly ACRC
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| 1981 |
C. Richard Reese joins the Company as president and CEO
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| 1986 |
Company establishes corporate headquarters in Boston and purchases New England Storage Warehouse
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Becomes dominant records management company in the Northeast
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| 1988 |
Iron Mountain becomes a national company with the acquisition of Bell & Howell Records Management Company
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| 1991 |
Iron Mountain introduces customers to SafeKeeper, its proprietary records inventory management system
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| 1994 |
Company launches Records Management Consulting Services
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| 1995 |
Richard Reese is named chairman of the board
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| 1996 |
Iron Mountain begins trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol IMTN
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| 1997 |
Iron Mountain becomes the leading software escrow company in the world with the acquisition of Data Securities International, Inc. (DSI)
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Enters the Health Information Management services market with the acquisition of Record Masters (HIMSCorp.)
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| 1998 |
Iron Mountain becomes the leading off-site data protection company in the U.S. with the acquisition of Arcus Data Security, Inc. (renamed Off-Site Data Protection in 2001)
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| 1999 |
Company establishes its first international presence through acquisition of British Data Management (BDM) in the UK
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Enters the Mexican market with the acquisition of SAC Mexico
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Moves to the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IRM
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| 2000 |
Iron Mountain enters Latin America through the acquisition of Storage, S.A. in Argentina
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Merges with Pierce Leahy Archives, the second largest records management company, making Iron Mountain the only company to provide a full line of records and information management services throughout the Western Hemisphere and in Europe
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Establishes Iron Mountain Confidential Destruction division (later renamed Information Destruction)
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| 2001 |
Company launches two key technology solutions for information protection and storage: Electronic Vaulting services for online backup and recovery and Digital Archives for electronic records management
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| 2002 |
The Boston Business Journal names Iron Mountain "Company of the Year"
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| 2003 |
Iron Mountain debuts on the FORTUNE 1000 list at #887
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Ernst & Young names CEO Richard Reese "N.E. Entrepreneur of the Year"
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Significantly increases its presence throughout Europe by acquiring the Information Management Services unit of Hays PLC
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| 2004 |
Expands its Intellectual Property Management services by acquiring domain name management firm Arcemus®
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Expands Secure Shredding services in Canada through the acquisition of Ontario-based franchiser Proshred Security International Inc.
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Forms the Iron Mountain Digital business unit, following the acquisition of Connected Corporation, a leader in online backup and distributed data protection
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Company appoints Bob Brennan as President of North America
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| 2005 |
Enters the Pacific Rim with the acquisition of the Australian and New Zealand operations of Pickfords Records Management ("PRM")
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Bob Brennan is promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer
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Acquires LiveVault Corporation, a leading provider of disk-based online server backup and recovery solutions, further extending the Company's technology portfolio
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| 2006 |
Iron Mountain expands Government Services Organization; opens new government-focused business unit headquarters in Dulles, Va.
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Acquires DigiGuard, a leading provider of data protection services in Australia and New Zealand
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Boston Leader Summit honors Richard Reese with Visionary Leadership award
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| 2007 |
Debuts in Forbes magazine's "Top 400 Best Big Companies"
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Extends records management portfolio with acquisition of Accutrac Software, Inc.
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Acquires Stratify, Inc., augmenting its suite of eDiscovery services
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| 2008 |
Bob Brennan is elected president and CEO and Richard Reese becomes executive chairman of the board
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Security magazine names Iron Mountain to its annual ranking of the nation's most secure companies, the Security 500
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| 2009 |
Joins the S&P 500 Index
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| 2010 |
Iron Mountain acquires Mimosa Systems
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Company issues first ever quarterly dividend payment to shareholders and initiates stock repurchase program
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InfoWorld names Iron Mountain to its "Green 15" list of the world’s most eco-friendly IT projects
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| 2011 |
Iron Mountain completes sale of digital business unit to Autonomy Corporation
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Announces three-year strategic plan for its business, committing to return $2.2 billion to Iron Mountain shareholders by 2013
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Richard Reese resumes CEO role for Iron Mountain
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| 2012 |
Iron Mountain appoints William Meaney president and CEO
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Board approves plan to pursue conversion to a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
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Adds fist solar panels atop select storage facilities
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| 2013 |
Iron Mountain appoints Alfred J. Verrechia as Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Richard Reese retires from Iron Mountain and its Board of Directors after 31 years
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Added to FTSE4Good Index for meeting globally recognized standards for corporate responsibility
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Iron Mountain ranks #712 on the FORTUNE 1000 list
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