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Delta Air Lines, Inc. history, profile and history video Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline of the United States headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Its history begins on March 2, 1925, with the world’s first aerial crop-dusting operation called Huff Daland Dusters, Inc. Collett Everman Woolman, general manager and later Delta’s founder and the first CEO, acquired the company’s assets with a group of investors and incorporated Delta Air Service on December 3, 1928. The name of the company was chosen after the Mississippi Delta region. In October 1930 the airmail contract for the route…

East Japan Railway Company (JR East Group) profile and corporate video East Japan Railway Company, abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as JR Higashi-Nihon (JR東日本) in Japanese, is a Japan passenger railway company headquartered in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo. It was incorporated on April 1, 1987, after being spun off from the government-run Japanese National Railways (JNR). It operates in a wide range of business areas, including: Passenger railways;Freight services;Bus transportation;Aerial cableway operations;Travel agency services;Warehouse services;Parking lot operation;Advertising and promotion;Publication of books and magazines;Financial services;Sale of prepaid vouchers, memberships for sport and leisure facilities including golf…

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V., known as Ahold Delhaize, is a food retail group headquartered in Zaandam, Netherlands. HISTORY    Ahold Delhaize was formed in 2016 from the merger of Ahold and Delhaize Group. Ahold’s origins date back to 1887 when Albert Heijn and his wife opened a small grocery store in Oostzaan, Netherlands. Delhaize Group traces its roots back to 1867 when the Delhaize brothers opened a wholesale grocery business in Charleroi, Belgium, and chose the lion as their logo. In 1952, the Delhaize brothers and Albert…

ICICI Bank Limited profile and corporate video ICICI Bank Limited is a multinational banking and financial services company with the registered office in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, and the corporate office in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was established in 1994 as a wholly-owned subsidiary by the Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI), an Indian financial institution. The company offers banking and financial services for corporate and retail customers, which includes retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking, mortgage loans, private banking, wealth management, credit cards, finance and insurance. It offers its wide range of banking products and…

Surgutneftegas PJSC history, profile and corporate video Surgutneftegas PJSC is a Russian oil and gas company headquartered in Surgut, Russia. It was established as a production association by the pursuant to Order No. 495 of the Ministry of Petroleum Industry dated 15 September 1977. The production Association ”Surgutneftegas” consisted of two oil and gas production divisions ”Surgutneft” and ”Fedorovskneft”, two drilling divisions, construction divisions, ”Surgutneftespetsstroy”, Central Base for Lease and Repair of Drilling Equipment, Backfiling Operation Office, Industrial Transport Division and Surgutskoye Motor-Roads Division. The company operates through the following segments: Exploration and Production, Oil Refining, Gas…

Cathay Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. profile and corporate video    Cathay Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. is a holding company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. It was founded on December 31, 2001. The company operates and provides its services through the following subsidiaries: Cathay Life Cathay Life is considered one of the largest insurance companies in terms of policy in force, and provides insurance products and services, including life insurance, health insurance, injury insurance, annuity insurance, purchase and advisory services, or fast claims services. Cathay United Bank Cathay United Bank is considered one of the largest commercial banks in…

Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) history, profile and corporate video Central Japan Railway Company (東海旅客鉄道株式会社), abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai (JR東海), is a railway services company headquartered in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. The company was established on April 1, 1987. However, its history can be traced back to 1949 when its predecessor Japanese National Railways (JNR) has started to operate Japan’s national railway network. Also, the predecessor of the Japanese National Railways was represented by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), which was the national railway system directly operated by the central…

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai history, profile and corporate video Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai is a Chinese appliance manufacturer headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. It was founded in Aug. 1991, when Guanxiong and Haili were incorporated into one company called Gree Air Conditioner Factory. However, the company’s history can be traced back to 1985, when Industrial Development Co. of Zhuhai SEC (predecessor of Gree Group), Guanxiong Plastic Company, and Haili Air Conditioner Factory were set up. In 1994, it was restructured and renamed as Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai. Over the years, the company has grown…

JD.com, Inc. history, profile and corporate video JD.com, Inc. (formerly 360buy), or also known as Jingdong (pinyin: Jīngdōng), is a Chinese e-commerce company headquartered in Beijing, China. It was founded as Jingdong Century Trading Co., Ltd. by Liu Qiangdong on June 18, 1998. In 2004, the company entered the field of e-commerce, and JD.com Multimedia Network was officially launched. The company’s domain name being used was www.jdlaser.com. In 2007, it changed its domain name to 360buy.com, and the company name was changed to Jingdong Mall. In 2013, the domain was changed again to JD.com (京东). …

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. profile and corporate video Longfor Group Holdings Limited is an investment holding company headquartered in Beijing, China. It was founded in Chongqing in 1993, with Wu Yajun the co-founder. The Group operates in more than 60 cities through four core businesses and covers property development, commercial property, rental housing and smart service, as well as innovative areas such as elderly-care and urbanization projects. With more than 26 000 employees, Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. is considered one of the “Fortune China 500”, one of the “Top 50 Listed Companies in the Asia-Pacific Region”, and…