History of Whirlpool Corporation
HISTORY OF WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Founded 1911
Headquarters Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Key people Jeff M. Fettig, (Chairman & CEO)
Michael A. Todman, (President, Whirlpool North America)
Paulo F.M.O. Periquito, (President, Whirlpool International)
Industry Major appliances, Small appliances
Products Clothes washers and dryers, refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, ranges, compactors, room air conditioners, microwaves ovens, counter top appliances.
Revenue ▲ USD 18.907 billion (2008)[1]
Operating income USD 549 million (2008)[1]
Net income ▲ USD 418 million (2008)[1]
Total assets USD 13.532 billion (2008)[1]
Total equity USD 3.006 billion (2008)[1]
Employees 70,000 (2008)
Website Whirlpoolcorp.com
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a Fortune 500 company and a global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of approximately $20 billion, more than 70,000 employees, and more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Gladiator Garage Works, Inglis, Estate, Brastemp, Bauknecht, Consul, and other major brand names to consumers in nearly every country around the world.
After acquiring the Maytag Corporation on March 31, 2006, Whirlpool Corporation became "the largest home appliance maker in the world", prior to which Electrolux was the largest home appliance maker in the world.
Whirlpool's global and North American headquarters are in Benton Harbor, Michigan. In the U.S., Whirlpool has manufacturing facilities in Fort Smith, Arkansas; Evansville, Indiana; Iowa (Newton and Amana); Tulsa, Oklahoma; Ohio (Clyde, Findlay, Greenville and Marion); and Cleveland, Tennessee.
Contents
* 1 Chronology * 2 Diversity * 3 Trivia * 4 Major brands * 5 References * 6 External links
Chronology
Year Event
1911 Louis, Frederick and Emory Upton
Founded 1911
Headquarters Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Key people Jeff M. Fettig, (Chairman & CEO)
Michael A. Todman, (President, Whirlpool North America)
Paulo F.M.O. Periquito, (President, Whirlpool International)
Industry Major appliances, Small appliances
Products Clothes washers and dryers, refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, ranges, compactors, room air conditioners, microwaves ovens, counter top appliances.
Revenue ▲ USD 18.907 billion (2008)[1]
Operating income USD 549 million (2008)[1]
Net income ▲ USD 418 million (2008)[1]
Total assets USD 13.532 billion (2008)[1]
Total equity USD 3.006 billion (2008)[1]
Employees 70,000 (2008)
Website Whirlpoolcorp.com
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a Fortune 500 company and a global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of approximately $20 billion, more than 70,000 employees, and more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Gladiator Garage Works, Inglis, Estate, Brastemp, Bauknecht, Consul, and other major brand names to consumers in nearly every country around the world.
After acquiring the Maytag Corporation on March 31, 2006, Whirlpool Corporation became "the largest home appliance maker in the world", prior to which Electrolux was the largest home appliance maker in the world.
Whirlpool's global and North American headquarters are in Benton Harbor, Michigan. In the U.S., Whirlpool has manufacturing facilities in Fort Smith, Arkansas; Evansville, Indiana; Iowa (Newton and Amana); Tulsa, Oklahoma; Ohio (Clyde, Findlay, Greenville and Marion); and Cleveland, Tennessee.
Contents
* 1 Chronology * 2 Diversity * 3 Trivia * 4 Major brands * 5 References * 6 External links
Chronology
Year Event
1911 Louis, Frederick and Emory Upton