Cargotec

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Cargotec, Plc.
Type Public
Founded 2005
Headquarters Flag of Finland Helsinki, Finland
Key people Ilkka Herlin (Chairman of the board), Mikael Mäkinen (President and CEO)
Industry Marine cargo handling
Products Trucks, loader cranes, tail lifts
Revenue €3.018 billion (2007)[1]
Profit €138.4 million (2007)[1]
Employees 11,187 (2007)[1]
Website www.cargotec.com

Cargotec (OMXCGCBV) is a Finnish company that provides cargo-handling solutions for ships, ports, terminals and local distribution.

Cargotec was formed in June 2005 when Kone Corporation was split into two companies to be listed: Cargotec and new KONE. After the split, Kone Corporation’s container handling (Kalmar), load handling (Hiab) and marine cargo handling (MacGREGOR) business units formed Cargotec. However, the businesses within Cargotec have much longer histories and a series of mergers and acquisitions during several decades.

As of the end of 2007, Cargotec Corporation had about 11,200 personnel working in over 140 countries.

The heirs of Pekka Herlin, who founded Kone Corporation, own large chunks of Cargotec common stock. Current (since July 12, 2005) Chairman of the Cargotec's Board of Directors is Ilkka Herlin. His brother Antti Herlin, a major owner and CEO of KONE, was also elected as a member of the Board of Directors.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Annual Report 2007. Cargotec. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.

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