Woori Financial Group, Inc. history, profile and corporate video Woori Financial Group, Inc. is a South Korean banking and financial services holdings company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It has a short history as a financial institution, being formed in 2001 through the forced merger of 4 predecessor commercial banks and an investment bank (Hanvit, Peace, Kwangju and Kyongnam Banks and Hanaro Investment Banking and their subsidiaries). The banks were taken over and recapitalized by the government because they had fallen below the Basel I Accord mandated eight percent capital adequacy ratio. The South Korean Government, through the…
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I've spent over a decade researching and documenting the stories behind the world's most influential companies. What started as a personal fascination with how businesses evolve from small startups to global giants turned into CompaniesHistory.com—a platform dedicated to making corporate history accessible to everyone.
CSL Limited is a global specialty biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1916 as the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, an Australian government body focused on vaccine manufacture. CSL Limited history, profile and history video CSL Limited was incorporated in 1991 and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1994. Since then, CSL has acquired a number of companies. They include: the Bern-based ZLB Bioplasma AG, a Swiss plasma company; Aventis Behring, known as global biotechnology leader CSL Behring; U.S. plasma collector Nabi, which helped to form the world’s premier plasma collection company in…
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners history, profile and corporate video Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is a multinational bottling company engaged in the marketing, production, and distribution of some of the world’s most popular and iconic drinks, from Coca-Cola trademark brands to organic teas, plant-based beverages, and much more. The company was formed in May 2021, when Coca-Cola Amatil and Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) join together to form the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler. The new name of the company reflects what will be a broader and more balanced geographic footprint, doubling its consumer reach. Coca-Cola Amatil Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (CCA)…
Coca-Cola European Partners plc (CCEP) profile, history and corporate video Coca-Cola European Partners plc (CCEP) is a British multinational bottling company headquartered in Uxbridge, England, the United Kingdom. It engages in the marketing, production, and distribution of some of the world’s most popular and iconic drinks, from Coca-Cola trademark brands to organic teas and plant-based beverages. Iconic drinks Sparkling: Coca Cola, Diet Coke, Coca Cola Zero, Fanta, Sprite, Appletiser, Schweppes, Finley, Mezzo Mix, Royal Bliss, Lift, Vio, nordic mist, Coca Cola Signature, and Mixture Energy: Coca-Cola Energy, Monster Energy, Relentless, Nalu, Urge, Burn2 Energyy Drink, Kuli, Reign, and Powerade.…
Kao Corporation history, company profile (overview) and history video Kao Corporation is a chemical and cosmetics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1887 by a manufacturer of domestic toiletry soap, Tomiro Nagase, who starts Nagase Shoten, a Western sundry goods dealer. Until 1940, the company was known as Nihon Yuki, changing its name then to Kao Soap Company, and finally in 1985 to Kao Corporation. The name, “Kao,” originated with the name of the first product, Kao Sekken quality toilet soap. The Kao Group develops its consumer products business in four of its…
INPEX Corporation history, profile and corporate video INPEX Corporation is a Japanese oil company headquartered in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. HISTORY INPEX Corporation was formed on October 1, 2008, through the merger of INPEX Holdings, INPEX, and Teikoku Oil. INPEX Holdings INPEX Holdings was formed as a result of a government-orchestrated merger, between INPEX and Teikoku Oil. INPEX It was founded in 1966 as North Sumatra Offshore Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., which was engaged in promoting the independent development of overseas oil resources in accordance with a contract signed with PERMINA (now PERTAMINA). Teikoku Oil Teikoku…
Hermès International S.A. history, profile and history video Hermès International S.A. (simply Hermès) is a French luxury goods manufacturer headquartered in Paris, France. It was established in 1837 when the harness-maker Thierry Hermès opened a workshop in rue Basse-du-Rempart, Paris. In 1880, Charles-Émile Hermès, Hermès’s son, took over management from his father and moved the workshops to 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. After Charles-Émile Hermès’s retirement, sons Adolphe and Émile-Maurice took leadership and renamed the company Hermès Frères. In 1922, Émile obtained the exclusive rights to this system, known today as the zip or zipper; and…
Gucci history, profile and history video Gucci is a luxury fashion house based in Florence, Italy. It specializes in handbags, gifts, clothing, footwear, accessories, jewelry, watches, makeup, fragrances, and home decoration products. Gucci is part of the French luxury group Kering, which manages the development of a series of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods, Jewellery, and Watches. Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in 1921 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. In 1925, Aldo Gucci (son of Guccio Gucci) started working in the family company, and under its direction, the company became an icon of the Italian…
The Williams Companies, Inc. history, profile and corporate video The Williams Companies, Inc. is an American energy company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. It was founded in 1908 by two brothers, Miller and David Williams, as “Williams Brothers”, a construction business in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Within a few years, the brothers expanded to building nationwide pipelines for natural gas and petroleum. In 1923, they began building pipelines internationally. In 1957, the company went public under the Williams Brothers name. As it diversified in the 1970s, it was renamed The Williams Companies, Inc. Since 1997,…
Founded: 1896 (as Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co.) Headquarters: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 2024 Revenue: $8.6 billion Employees: 7,017 (as of December 2024) Customers Served: 4.7 million across four states WEC Energy Group, Inc. is an American energy holding company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The company provides electricity and natural gas services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota. WEC Energy Group ranks among the largest electric and natural gas utilities in the United States. The company operates through subsidiary brands including We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service, Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas, Michigan Gas Utilities,…