Legrand SA history, profile and corporate video Legrand SA is a French industrial company specializing in electrical and digital building infrastructures. It is headquartered in Limoges, France. The origins of Legrand go back to 1865, when two wood merchants, Henri Barjaud de Lafond and Léonard Clidasson, built the porcelain factory, which was operated in turn by Ernest Duchatelet, M. Léobon, Paul Lacroix, and Henri Barjaud de Lafond. In 1897, brothers Jules and François Vultury bought the factory and operated it themselves. In 1904, the business was bought by Frédéric Legrand, Charles Alary and Jean Joquel, to…
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DB Insurance Co, Ltd. history, profile and corporate video DB Insurance Co, Ltd. is an insurance company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It provides long-term insurance, car insurance, and general insurance. DB Insurance was established in 1962 as Korea Public Automobile Insurance Company. In 1968, the Korea Public Automobile Insurance Company was dissolved and Public Automobile Insurance Co. Ltd. was established. In 1976, the company introduced, for the first time in Korea, unlimited coverage liability insurance for car owner indemnity, a precursor of current automobile insurance. In 1983, Dongbu Group acquired the management right of…
China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd. history, profile and corporate video China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd. is a financial asset management company headquartered in Beijing, China. China Huarong was founded in 1999 as China Huarong Asset Management Corporation, being one of the four major state-owned financial asset management companies set up to withstand the impact of the Asian Financial Crisis, resolve financial risks, promote reform of state-owned banks and provide bailouts for state-owned enterprises. In 2012, the company was converted into a joint-stock limited company upon the approval of the State Council, becoming China Huarong Asset…
Obayashi Corporation history, profile and corporate video Obayashi Corporation is a construction company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Obayashi Store, the predecessor of Obayashi Corporation, was founded in 1892 by Yoshigoro Obayashi as a civil engineering and building construction contractor in Osaka. In 1904, Obayashi Store was renamed Obayashi-gumi. In 1909, Obayashi-gumi was established as a limited partnership company (the first construction company to incorporate in Japan) In 1918, the Obayashi Corporation (stock company) was founded. In 1919, Obayashi Corporation (limited partnership company) merged with Obayashi Corporation (stock company). In 1933, Toyo Hoso Kabushiki…
Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) history, profile and corporate video Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) is a financial services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Japan Exchange Group was established in 2013 through the merger of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group (TSE; founded in 1949) and Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE; founded in 1949). In January 2013, JPX was listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). In March 2014, Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd (OSE) was renamed Osaka Exchange, Inc. In April 2014, Tokyo Stock Exchange Regulation was renamed Japan Exchange Regulation. In July 2014, JPX signed a comprehensive…
Akbank T.A.Ş. history, company profile (overview) and history video Akbank T.A.Ş. is a Turkish bank and financial services company headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. It was founded in 1948 as a privately-owned commercial bank in Adana. The founders of the bank were Hacı Ömer Sabancı, the industrialist brothers Ahmet Sapmaz and Bekir Sapmaz, and the owners of the Adana textile business Milli Mensucat; Nuh Naci Yazgan, Nuri Has, Mustafa Özgür and Seyit Tekin. Akbank is an abbreviation for the initial name “Adana-Kayseri Bankası” chosen by the bank founders, who were majority born in the city of Kayseri. In…
OJSC Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) history, profile and corporate video OJSC Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) is a manufacturer of steel products headquartered in Moscow, Russia. NLMK’s origins date back to 1931, when the construction of the steelmaking plant Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works (NLMZ) began in Lipetsk. In 1997, NLMK acquired Dolomit, a dolomite mining and processing facility. In 1999, NLMK acquired Stagdok, a fluxing limestone production and processing company. In 2005, NLMK was listed on the London Stock Exchange. In 2006, NLMK acquired DanSteel A/S, a Danish steel rolling company. In 2010, NLMK acquired…
PJSC Polyus – history, company profile (overview) and corporate video PJSC Polyus is a gold mining company headquartered in Moscow, Russia. Its principal operations are located in Russia’s most prolific gold mining provinces in Eastern Siberia and the Far East. HISTORY The company was founded as Polyus Gold in 2006 as a result of a spin-off from the gold assets of Norilsk Nickel. In May 2006, the company was listed on the Moscow Stock Exchange. In 2016, Polyus Gold changed its name to Polyus. In 2017, the company was listed on the London Stock Exchange.…
W.W. Grainger, Inc. history, profile and corporate video W.W. Grainger, Inc. is a provider of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) supplies and other related products and services. It is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. The company provides its products and services to customers from a broad range of industries, including commercial, healthcare, manufacturing, and public sector. HISTORY Grainger’s origins date back to 1927 when a young electrical engineer, William Wallace Grainger, started a wholesale business distributing electric motors. In 1928, W. W. Grainger, Inc. was incorporated In 1967, Grainger was listed on the…
Hacı Ömer Sabanci Holding A.Ş. history, company profile (overview) and history video Hacı Ömer Sabanci Holding A.Ş. is a conglomerate (a multi-industry company) headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. HISTORY Hacı Ömer Sabanci Holding was founded in 1967 by the Sabanci Family, which is collectively Sabanci Holding’s majority shareholder. Sabanci Holding was listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (BIST) in 1997. In 1906, Hacı Ömer Sabancı was born in the Akçakaya village of Kayseri. In 1925, Sabancı Holding was founded. In 1948, Hacı Ömer Sabancı founded Akbank as a shareholder. In 1960, Aksigorta Insurance Company was…