MTN Group Limited history, profile and corporate video MTN Group Limited is a multinational mobile telecommunications company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. MTN was founded in 1994. That year, it rolled out South Africa’s first GSM payphones, which can carry both voice and data. In 1995, M-Cell became a public company, with 25% of MTN Holdings and 60% of M-Tel. Also that year, MTN offered free calls to emergency services for the first time in South Africa. In 1996, MTN acquired South Africa’s biggest service provider in M-Tel. MTN also launched the prepaid solution PayAsYouGo and…
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Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited history, profile and corporate video Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited is a multinational automotive retail and services company headquartered in Beijing, China. The Group owns a comprehensive 4S (Sales, Service, Spare parts and Surveys- customer feedback) dealership network nationwide, covering many regions across the country. In addition to new automobile and used-car sales business, the Group’s after-sales businesses offer spare parts, automobile accessories, repair and maintenance services, auto finance, insurance, and other automobile-related products and services. Zhongsheng Group focuses on luxury and mid-to-high-end automobile brands, namely luxury brands of Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Audi, Porsche,…
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) history, profile and corporate video Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) is an electric power transmission company headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. The company’s origins date back to 1981 when the Government of India took a policy decision to form a National Power Grid, which would pave the way for the integrated operation of the central and regional transmission systems. In October 1989 under the Companies Act, 1956, the National Power Transmission Corporation Limited was formed, and assigned the responsibility of planning, executing, owning, operating and maintaining the high…
Uni-President Enterprises Corporation history, profile and corporate video Uni-President Enterprises Corporation is an international food conglomerate headquartered in Yongkang, Tainan, Taiwan. HISTORY Uni-President Enterprises Corp (UPEC) was established in 1967. It started in Tainan with 82 employees under the leadership of Chairman Hsiu-Chi Wu and President Chin-Yen Kao. In 1968, UPEC had a technical cooperation with Nisshin Food Products Co., Ltd. In 1969, The Uni-President brand of flour and feed was launched. In 1970, UPEC started the production of instant noodles, and “Tung-I Noodle” was launched. In 1977, UPEC acquired Dr. Food Company, investing…
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. history, profile and corporate video Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services company headquartered in Illinois, United States. The company’s origins date back to 1927 when Arthur Gallagher opened an insurance agency in Chicago. Following World War II, Arthur Gallagher’s three sons – Jim, Bob and John, join the firm in 1945. In 1950, Arthur decided to incorporate the company, giving each of his sons an equity interest. In 1957, Gallagher landed its largest client to date — Chicago’s Beatrice Foods Co.…
CIFI Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd. history, profile and corporate video CIFI Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd. is principally engaged in the property development and property investment business in the People’s Republic of China. It is headquartered in Shanghai and Hong Kong. CIFI was founded by Lin Zhong in 2000. In 2002, Yongsheng Service was established. In 2012, the company completed the shareholding system transformation, and CIFI Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd. was established. In 2016, the company was listed on the Honk Kong Stock Exchange. CIFI mainly focuses on the development of multiple types of properties…
Deutsche Wohnen SE history, profile and corporate video Deutsche Wohnen SE is a German property company headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Deutsche Wohnen’s roots go back to 1924 when GEHAG (Gemeinnützige Heimstätten-, Spar- und Bau-Aktiengesellschaft), a property company with one of the richest traditions in Germany, was established. In 1998, Deutsche Wohnen AG was founded as a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt am Main and pooled the bank’s residential property portfolio. In 1999, Deutsche Wohnen AG was listed on the stock exchange. In 2007, GEHAG merged with Deutsche Wohnen AG. In 2012, Deutsche Wohnen…
Mega Financial Holding Company history, profile and corporate video Mega Financial Holding Company (formerly known as CTB Financial Holding Company) is a financial services holding company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. The company was formed by the merger of Chiao Tung Bank (CTB) and International Securities (IS) on February 4, 2002. Since then, it has been listed and traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. On August 22, 2002, it acquired Chung Hsing Bills Finance and Barits Securities (BS). On December 31, 2002, the company acquired the International Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Chung Kuo Insurance (CKI)…
Equitable Holdings, Inc. history, profile and corporate video Equitable Holdings, Inc. is a financial services and insurance company headquartered in New York City, United States. It was founded as The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States in 1859 by Henry Baldwin Hyde. 1985, The Equitable acquired Alliance Capital. In 1992, French insurance firm AXA made an initial investment in The Equitable. In 2000, Alliance Capital acquired Sanford C Bernstein to form AllianceBernstein. In 2004, the company officially changed its name to AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company. That year, AXA Equitable also acquired MONY…
2024 Revenue: $8.95 billion (down 3.1% year-over-year) Customers: Approximately 4.6 million residential and business customers Market Cap: Approximately $1 billion (January 2026) Service Area: 21 U.S. states Employees: Approximately 10,900 Altice USA ranks as the fourth-largest cable provider in the United States. The company delivers broadband internet, video, mobile, and telephone services to customers across 21 states through its Optimum brand. Headquartered in New York City, Altice USA operates from One Court Square in Long Island City. The company serves the New York metropolitan area along with markets in the Midwest and Southern states. Patrick Drahi, a French-Moroccan-Israeli-Portuguese businessman, founded…