PROFILE |
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Bang, zoom Oand awaaaay we go! Gleason Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells the machines that make, test, and finish the gears used in drive shafts. The company sells to makers of cars, trucks, SUVs, buses, aircraft, boats, agricultural, and construction machinery. Gleason also provides replacement parts for the aftermarket, and inspection software and training programs for its customers. The company has manufacturing plants in Germany, India, Switzerland, the US, and the UK. In 2000 Gleason was taken private in a management-led buyout.
COMPETITION |
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 345.70
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (15.5)%
Employees: 2,600
Revenue per employee: $132,961.54
KEY PEOPLE |
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James S. Gleason
CEO
John J. Perotti
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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1000 University Ave.
Rochester, NY 14692
US
Phone: 716-473-1000
Fax: 716-461-4348
Online: Web Site
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