Asana is a web and mobile application designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work. Forrester, Inc. reports that “Asana simplifies team-based work management.” It is produced by the company of the same name. (Asana, Inc.) It was founded in 2008 by Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and ex-Google, ex-Facebook engineer Justin Rosenstein, who…
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG)
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) is a US-based global insurance brokerage and risk management services firm headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago). The firm was established in 1927 and is one of the largest insurance brokers in the world. Traded as: NYSE: AJG; S&P 500 Component Industry: Brokerage; Insurance Founded: 1927;…
Arrow Electronics
Arrow Electronics is an American Fortune 500 company headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. The company specializes in distribution and value added services relating to electronic components and computer products. The company ranked No. 110 in the 2019 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. Traded as: NYSE: ARW; S&P 400 Component…
Armstrong World Industries Inc.
Armstrong World Industries Inc. is a Pennsylvania corporation incorporated in 1891. It is an international designer and manufacturer of walls and ceilings. Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, AWI has a global manufacturing network of 26 facilities, including nine plants dedicated to its WAVE joint venture. In 2011, Armstrong’s net sales were $2.86 billion, with operating income…
Armstrong Flooring
Armstrong Flooring is a Pennsylvania corporation incorporated in 2016. It is North America’s largest producer of wood flooring products. It was spun off as an independent entity from Armstrong World Industries in April 2016. On November 16, 2018 Armstrong Flooring announced it would be selling its wood flooring business to American Industrial Partners, a private…
Arlo Technologies
Arlo Technologies is a home automation company, which makes wireless security cameras. Arlo was considered a brand by Netgear, prior to its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in August 2018. As of February 2019, Arlo Pro has shipped 11.7 million devices with 2.85 million registered users, which generates on average in…
Arlington Asset Investment Corp
Arlington Asset Investment Corp. is a mortgage real estate investment trust headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company borrows money, primarily via short term repurchase agreements, and reinvests the proceeds in asset-backed securities. As of December 31, 2019, 94.2% of the company’s assets were mortgage-backed securities issued by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The company…
Arista Networks (formerly Arastra)
Arista Networks (formerly Arastra) is an American computer networking company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company designs and sells multilayer network switches to deliver software-defined networking (SDN) solutions for large datacenter, cloud computing, high-performance computing, and high-frequency trading environments. These products include an array of 10/25/40/50/100 Gigabit Ethernet low-latency cut-through switches, including the 7124SX,…
Ares Management Corporation
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a global alternative investment manager operating three integrated businesses across credit, private equity and real estate. In 1997, Ares was founded by a veteran team of investment professionals to pursue investment opportunities and deliver flexible capital across all levels of a company’s structure and in different market environments. Ares…
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. owns the master franchise of the fast food restaurant chain McDonald’s in 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is the largest McDonald’s franchisee in the world in terms of system-wide sales and number of restaurants. As of December 31, 2010, it represented 6.7% of McDonald’s franchised restaurants globally….
Costain Group appoints Helen Willis as Chief Financial Officer
London: Costain Group, the smart infrastructure solutions company, announced the appointment of Helen Willis to the Board as chief financial officer with effect from 30 November 2020. She will join Costain on 23 November to commence a handover prior to taking up her position. Helen has significant experience in senior finance roles, including most recently…
Х5 Retail Group remains #1 in Russian e-grocery
MOSCOW: X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer, announced that continued growth in online sales during 9M 2020 enabled the Company to maintain its #1 position in the Russian e-grocery market, according to Infoline data for the period. X5’s total online turnover for 9M 2020 was RUB 12.7 billion (including VAT); this includes RUB…