Leoni AG
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Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
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FWB: LEO | |
ISIN | DE0005408884 ![]() |
Industry | Manufacturing, engineering |
Predecessor | Westfälische Kupfer- und Messingwerke AG vorm. Casp. Noell ![]() |
Founded | 1917 |
Headquarters | Nuremberg, Germany |
Key people | Klaus Probst (CEO and chairman of the management board), Werner Rupp (Chairman of the supervisory board) |
Products | Power, instrumentation and telecommunications cables, cable harnesses |
Revenue | €2.956 billion (2010)[1] |
€130.7 million (2010)[1] | |
€67.1 million (2010)[1] | |
Total assets | €2.017 billion (end 2010)[1] |
Total equity | €481.2 million (end 2010)[1] |
Number of employees | 55,160 (end 2010)[1] |
Website | www.leoni.com |
Leoni AG, based in Nuremberg, Germany, is a cable and harnessing manufacturing firm with branches throughout the world.
Leoni made all cables and powercords for Dell and Gateway 2000 during the dot-com boom of the 1990s in their plant in Birr, Offaly, Ireland, which was then moved to Slovakia.
It is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is a member of the mid-cap MDAX index, and is claimed as global leader of cable systems.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2010". Leoni. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ Hermann Simon notes the company in his correspondent book as an example of a "Hidden Champion" (Simon, Hermann: Hidden Champions of the 21st Century : Success Strategies of unknown World Market Leaders. London: Springer, 2009.- ISBN 978-0-387-98147-5. P. 39f.)