UOL Group Limited history, profile and corporate video . UOL Group Limited (UOL) is engaged in investments in properties, subsidiaries, associated companies, listed and unlisted securities and property development. The Company operates in three segments: property development, property investments and hotel operations. UOL Group is a property company with a portfolio of development and investment properties, hotels and serviced suites. UOL, through its hotelsubsidiary Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited (PPHG), owns two brands Pan Pacific and PARKROYAL. As of December 31, 2011, PPHG owned and/or managed over 25 hotels in Asia, Australia and North America with over 8,000 rooms in its…
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Key Stats Revenue (FY 2025): $56.36 billion Market Cap: $172 billion (February 2026) Employees: 364,000 (February 2025) Stores Worldwide: 5,000+ across 9 countries Fortune 500 Rank: #80 (2024) The TJX Companies, Inc. is the world’s largest off-price apparel and home fashions retailer, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. The company operates popular retail chains including T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, HomeSense, and Sierra in the United States, plus Winners in Canada and T.K. Maxx in Europe and Australia. TJX buys excess inventory, closeouts, and canceled orders from manufacturers and other retailers, then sells these products at prices 20% to 60% below traditional retail.…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. profile and corporate video Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. operates in the semiconductor industry. It operates through the Foundry segment. The Foundry segment designs, manufactures, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Chang Chun Moi and Tseng Fan Cheng on February 21, 1987 and is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan.” “About Taiwan Semiconductor Established in 1987, TSMC is the world’s first dedicated semiconductor foundry. As the founder and a leader of the Dedicated IC Foundry segment, TSMC has built its reputation by offering advanced and “More-than-Moore” wafer production processes and…
PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk profile and corporate video PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk is a state-owned gas and energy company in Indonesia. Its principal business is the distribution and transmission of natural gas to industrial, commercial and household users. The Company’s target is to carry out planning, construction, operating and development of natural gas downstream business which includes processing, transporting, storing and trading, planning, construction, production development, supplying and distribution of processed gas; or other businesses which support the foregoing activities. The Company’s subsidiaries are PT Transportasi Gas Indonesia, PGN Euro Finance 2003 Limited, PT PGAS Telekomunikasi Nusantara, PT…
Founded: October 10, 1905 (Pacific Gas and Electric Company) 2024 Revenue: $24.42 billion 2024 Employees: 28,410 Market Cap: Approximately $35 billion (January 2026) Service Area: 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California PG&E Corporation is an energy-based holding company headquartered in Oakland, California. The company conducts business through its main subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a public utility that provides electricity and natural gas to approximately 16 million people in northern and central California. Pacific Gas and Electric operates one of the largest utility systems in the United States. The company manages over 106,000 circuit miles of electric…
National Bank of Kuwait SAK history, profile and history video National Bank of Kuwait SAK is engaged in the banking business. It provides financial and investment solutions. It operates through the following segments: Consumer and Private Banking, Corporate Banking, Investment Banking and Asset Management, Islamic Banking, Group Centre, and International. The Consumer and Private Banking segment offers consumer loans, credit cards, deposits, foreign exchange, and other branch-related services. The Corporate Banking segment includes lending, deposits, trade finance, foreign exchange, and advisory services. The Investment Banking and Asset Management segment handles capital market advisory and execution, wealth management, custody, brokerage, and research. The Islamic…
National Bank of Abu Dhabi history, profile and corporate video National Bank of Abu Dhabi provides corporate, retail, private, and investment banking services. The company operates its business through seven segments: Domestic Banking, International Banking, Financial Markets, Corporate & Investment Banking, Global Wealth, Islamic Business and Head Office. The Domestic Banking segment engages in the consumer banking, commercial banking and elite banking, The International Banking business segment manages the overseas banking network and credit derivative book and comprises of Arab world banking and international banking. The Financial Markets segment operates through international capital markets department, international money markets department, foreign exchange team,…
Key Stats Founded by James Lewis Kraft in 1903 as wholesale cheese business in Chicago Changed name from Kraft Foods to Mondelez International on October 1, 2012 Operates in five geographic segments across Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and North America Acquired Cadbury for $19.5 billion in 2010, commanding 14.8% of global candy market Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois Mondelez International, Inc. is a global manufacturer and marketer of snack food and beverage products including biscuits, cookies, crackers, chocolate, gum, candy, coffee, and powdered beverages. The company operates through five geographic segments serving markets worldwide with iconic brands…
Molson Coors Brewing Co. history, profile and corporate video Molson Coors Brewing Co. produces and sells beer. It brews, markets and sells a portfolio of brands such as Coors Light, Molson Canadian, Carling, Blue Moon, and Keystone Light across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The company operates through four business segments: Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Molson Coors International. It operates in Canada through Molson Coors Canada, in the United States through MillerCoors, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland through Molson Coors UK. The company also markets and sells several of its brands, which include Zima, Si’hai, Coors…
Manulife Financial Corp. history, profile and corporate video Manulife Financial Corp. provides financial protection and wealth management products and services. Its products and services include individual life insurance, group life and health insurance, long-term care insurance, pension products, annuities and mutual funds. The company also provides investment management services with respect to the company’s general fund assets, segregated fund assets, mutual funds, and to the institutional customers. It also offers specialized property and aviation catastrophe risk reinsurance products. The company operates business through three divisions: Asia, Canada and the U.S. It also offers asset management services through its Investment division, operating as…