JVCKenwood
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JVCKenwood Corporation (株式会社JVCケンウッド, Kabushiki-gaisha Jē bui shi Ken'uddo), stylized as JVCKENWOOD, is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was formed from the merger of Victor Company of Japan, Ltd (JVC) and Kenwood Corporation on October 1, 2008. Upon creation, Haruo Kawahara of Kenwood was the holding company's chairman, while JVC President Kunihiko Sato was the company's president. JVCKenwood focuses on car and home electronics, wireless systems for the worldwide consumer electronics market, professional broadcast, CCTV and digital and analogue two-way radio equipment and systems.
Native name | 株式会社JVCケンウッド |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Jē bui shi Ken'uddo |
Formerly | JVC Kenwood Holdings, Inc. (2008–2011) |
Company type | Public |
TYO: 6632 | |
Industry | Electronics |
Founded | October 1, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-10-01) (as a merger between Kenwood Corporation and Victor Company of Japan, Ltd) |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Haruo Kawahara (Chairman) Takao Tsuji (President) |
Products | Audio, visual, computer-related electronics and software, media products |
Brands | |
Revenue | JP¥274 billion (2021) |
JP¥4.9 billion (2021) | |
Number of employees | Non-consolidated: 2,987, Consolidated: 18,051 (2017)[1] |
Subsidiaries | |
Website | jvckenwood.com |