Nvidia Corporation history, profile and history video Nvidia Corporation is an American multinational technology company incorporated in Delaware and based in Santa Clara, California, U.S. It was founded on April 5, 1993, by Jensen Huang (a Taiwanese American, previously director of CoreWare and a microprocessor designer at Advanced Micro Devices – AMD), Chris Malachowsky (an electrical engineer who worked at Sun Microsystems), and Curtis Priem (previously a senior staff engineer and graphics chip designer at Sun Microsystems). The three co-founders believed that the PC one day would become a consumer device for enjoying games and multimedia. The company…
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Key Stats ¥2.94T Revenue (2024) ~37% Japan Beer Market Share 1889 Year Founded 29,000+ Employees Top 5 Largest Brewer by Volume Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. is a Japanese beverage and food holding company headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo. Its operations span beer, spirits, soft drinks, and food products across Japan, Europe, Oceania, and Asia. The company traces its origins to Osaka Brewery, Ltd., founded in 1889. Today it controls about 37% of the Japanese beer market and 48.5% of the Australian market. A decade of European and Australian acquisitions has made Asahi one of the five largest brewers in the world…
M&G Plc history, profile and corporate video M&G plc is a British savings and investment company headquartered in London, England, the United Kingdom. It was established in 1931 when Municipal & General Securities Company Limited launched the first unit trust in the UK. The fund – M&G First British Fixed Trust – allowed people to pool their money together in order to invest in a fixed portfolio of shares in blue-chip British companies. In March 1999, M&G Investments was acquired by Prudential plc. In August 2017, Prudential plc announced that its Prudential UK & European business and…
Wesfarmers Limited profile and corporate video Wesfarmers Limited is an Australian conglomerate headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. It was founded in 1914 as Westralian Farmers Limited, a cooperative company focused on the provision of services and merchandise to the Western Australian rural community. The company’s diverse business operations cover: home improvement and outdoor living; apparel and general merchandise; office supplies; and an Industrials division with businesses in chemicals, energy and fertilizers, and industrial and safety products. BUSINESESS: BUNNINGS Bunnings WarehouseBunningsBunnings Trade KMART GROUP KmartTargetCatch Group OFFICEWORKS OfficeworksGEEKS2U WESFARMERS CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND FERTILISERS Chemicals, Energy & FertilisersCSBPAustralian VinylsAGRQNPEvolKleenheatModwoodCovalent…
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited profile and history video Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a Canadian financial holding company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1985 by the present Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, V. Prem Watsa. Through its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and the associated investment management. SUBSIDIARIES: Insurance and Reinsurance Allied WorldBrit LimitedCrum & ForsterNorthbridge FinancialOdyssey GroupZenith National Fairfax Asia Asuransi MAGFairfirst InsuranceFalcon Insurance (Hong Kong)Pacific Insurance Insurance and Reinsurance – Other ARX InsuranceBryte InsuranceColonnade InsuranceFairfax BrasilFairfax Latin AmericaGroup RePolish ReUniversalna Insurance Company Runoff RiverStone Investments…
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) history, profile and corporate video Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) is a Singaporean multinational telecommunications conglomerate. It can trace its roots back to 1879 when Private Telephone Exchange was founded. Singtel was incorporated as Singapore Telecom on April 1, 1992. The company operates through the following business segments: Consumer, Group Enterprise, and Group Digital Life. Consumer The Consumer segment provides communication, entertainment and technology services (mobile, TV, broadband, etc.) to consumers and small businesses across the Asia Pacific. Group Enterprise The Group Enterprise segment provides companies and governments with comprehensive and integrated…
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk history, profile and corporate video PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk is an Indonesian bank headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was established on 2 October 1998, as part of the bank restructuring program of the Government of Indonesia. In July 1999, four state-owned banks – Bank Bumi Daya, Bank Dagang Negara, Bank Exim and Bapindo – were amalgamated into Bank Mandiri. The company operates through the following business segments: Individual and Business. Individual The Individual segment provides banking accounts, deposits, credit cards, loans, investments, insurances, transfers, and other financial services. Business …
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited history, profile and history video Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. HISTORY Takeda was founded in 1781 when Chobei Takeda I started his business and began selling traditional Japanese and Chinese herbal medicines in Osaka, Japan. In 1895, the company acquired Uchibayashi Drug Works to establish its own factory in Osaka and became a pharmaceutical manufacturer. In 1907, the company obtained sales rights in Japan for products from Bayer, and became the first company in Japan to produce saccharin. In 1915,…
Suning.com Co., Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Suning.com Co., Ltd. is a Chinese internet retail services provider headquartered in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. The predecessor of Suning was founded on 26 December 1990 as an air-conditioner retail store. On 15 May 1996, Suning Domestic Appliance Co., Ltd. was incorporated. In 2000, the company was renamed into Suning Domestic Appliance (Group) Co., Ltd. and then Suning Appliance Chain Store (Group) Co., Ltd. In 2005, Suning Appliance Chain Store (Group) was renamed as Suning Appliance Co., Ltd. On 19 February 2013, Suning Appliance changed its…
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. profile and corporate video Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. is a Japanese real-estate developer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1937 as a spin-off of the real estate holdings of the Mitsubishi. The company operates through the following principal business segments: OFFICE BUILDING BUSINESS (OFFICES AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES) Office Building BusinessLogistic Facilities BusinessHotel BusinessRetail Properties BusinessAirport BusinessOthers RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS Real Estate SalesCustom-Built HousingResidence Management BusinessRecreational FacilitiesOthers INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS The company’s area includes the United States and the United Kingdom and extends to such Asian countries as China, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, Indonesia and…