GlenDimplex
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GlenDimplex (formerly known as Glen Electric) is an Irish based consumer electrical goods firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company is privately held, with manufacturing and development centres in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, China and many other locations around the world.[1]
Formerly | Glen Electric |
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Company type | Private company |
Industry | Electronics |
Founded |
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Founder | Martin Naughton |
Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
Key people | Fergal Leamy (CEO) |
Products | Heating, cooling radio and cooking equipment, etc. |
Revenue | €1.5 billion (2004) |
Number of employees | 8,500 (2004) |
Website | glendimplex |
The company also has branches in North America, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, Poland, Belgium, France, Australia and Scandinavia.[2][3] The company was founded by Martin Naughton, and is wholly owned by him after he bought out the other shareholders in 2003.[citation needed] Sean O'Driscoll became CEO of Glen Dimplex in 1998 and from 2011 held the positions of chairman and group chief executive until his retirement in 2016. Fergal Naughton was then appointed as Group CEO.[4] Fergal Leamy assumed the role of CEO in 2021.[5]