Avon Products, Inc. history, profile and profile video Avon Products, Inc. manufactures and markets cosmetics and beauty-related products. Its product categories are Beauty, Fashion, and Home. The Beauty category consists of color cosmetics, fragrances, skincare, and personal care. The Fashion category consists of fashion jewelry, watches, apparel, footwear, accessories and children’s products. The Home category consists of gift and decorative products, housewares, entertainment and leisure products, and nutritional products. The company operates through five geographical segments: Latin America; North America; Central & Eastern Europe; Western Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific. Avon Products was founded by David H.…
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Avnet, Inc. history, profile and history video Avnet, Inc. engages in the distribution and sale of electronic components, enterprise computers, storage products, information technology services, and embedded subsystems. It operates through the Electronics Marketing and Technology Solutions segments. The Electronics Marketing segment markets and sells semiconductors and interconnect; passive and electromechanical devices; and embedded products. The Technology Solutions segment offers servers, data storage, software, and product implementation software and solutions. The company was founded by Charles Avnet in 1921 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, United States. HISTORY In 1921, Charles Avnet, a 33 year old Russian immigrant, began buying surplus…
Key Stats 25.2M+ Customers Worldwide £407B Assets Under Management (2024) £22.74B Annual Revenue (2024) 23,000+ Employees 325+ Years of Heritage Aviva Plc stands as the largest general insurer in the United Kingdom and operates as a leading provider of life insurance, pensions, and wealth management services. The company serves customers across the UK, Ireland, and Canada through its diversified portfolio of insurance and financial products. Headquartered in London, Aviva traces its roots back over three centuries to the Hand in Hand Fire & Life Insurance Society established in 1696. The modern company emerged from the merger of Norwich Union and…
Avis Budget Group Key Stats $11.8B 2024 Annual Revenue $4.7B Market Cap (Nov 2025) 10,250+ Rental Locations 24,500 Employees Worldwide 180+ Countries of Operation Avis Budget Group, Inc. operates as one of the three major car rental holding companies in the United States. The company manages several well-known brands including Avis Car Rental, Budget Rent a Car, Budget Truck Rental, Payless Car Rental, and Zipcar. Headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, Avis Budget Group serves both leisure and business travelers through a network spanning more than 180 countries. The company maintains a fleet of approximately 695,000 vehicles and processes over 38…
Key Stats Avago Technologies was acquired by Broadcom Corporation in 2016 for $37 billion, creating one of the largest semiconductor companies globally The company went public on August 6, 2009, on NASDAQ with ticker symbol AVGO at a market valuation of approximately $3.8 billion Fiscal year 2015 revenue reached $6.8 billion, representing a 58% year-over-year increase driven by strategic acquisitions Founded in 2005 through a $2.66 billion private equity buyout of Agilent Technologies’ Semiconductor Products Group The merged Broadcom entity surpassed a $1 trillion market cap in December 2024, becoming the 12th company to reach this milestone Avago Technologies emerged…
AutoNation, Inc. operates as America’s largest automotive retailer, offering comprehensive products and services including new vehicles, used vehicles, parts, automotive repair, and finance and insurance products. Founded in 1991 by Steven Richard Berrard and H. Wayne Huizenga, the company evolved from Republic Industries’ waste disposal origins into a nationwide automotive retail powerhouse. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, AutoNation operates through three segments: Domestic, Import, and Premium Luxury, representing franchises for manufacturers including General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Lexus. The company serves customers across the United States through hundreds of franchised dealerships. Through aggressive consolidation strategies…
Autoliv, Inc. profile and history video Autoliv, Inc. develops and manufactures automotive safety systems. It develops, manufactures and markets airbags, seatbelts, steering wheels, passive safety electronics and active safety systems such as radar, night vision and camera vision systems. It also produces anti-whiplash systems, pedestrian protection systems and integrated child seats. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. *Information from Forbes.com and www.autoliv.com **Video published on YouTube by “Autoliv”
Aurizon Holdings Ltd. profile and corporate video Aurizon Holdings Ltd. Is an integrated heavy haul freight railway operator, rail transporter of coal from mine to port for export markets, bulk, general and containerized freight businesses and large-scale rail services activities. It operates through the following segments: Network, Coal, Iron Ore, Freight and Unallocated. The Network segment engages in the provision of access and operation and management of the Central Queensland Coal Network. It also provides below rail design, construction, overhaul, maintenance, and management services. The Coal segment comprises transport of coal from mines in Queensland and New South Wales to…
AU Optronics Corp. history, profile and corporate video AU Optronics Corp. engages in the research, development, production, and sale of thin-film transistor liquid crystal displays and other flat panel displays. It operates through the Display Business and Solar Business segments. The Display Business segment deals with the designing, developing, manufacturing, and marketing of flat panel displays. The Solar Business segment handles the manufacturing of polysilicon and solar wafer. The company was founded on August 12, 1996, and is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. AU Optronics History On January 28, 2003, the company announced that it returned to profit in 2002. AU…
ATOS SA history, profile and corporate video ATOS SA is an international information technology services company. The company provides integrated design and operates solutions to large multi-national clients such as Manufacturing, Retail, Services, Public, Health & Transports, Financial Services, Telecoms, Media & Technology, Energy and Utilities. Its portfolio includes Consulting & Technology Services, Systems Integration, Managed Services, High-Tech Transactional Services and Atos Healthcare. The Consulting & Technology Services portfolio is engaged in the transforming business through innovation leveraging Information technologies. The Systems Integration portfolio delivers seamless business systems. The Managed Services portfolio engages in the transforming information technology infrastructure including, the management…