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Roland Corporation
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
Siemens Posts Q3 Operating Loss
Jul 25 2001 03:43 AM PDT

 PROFILE
Roland is on a roll with rhythm. The company makes musical products such as keyboards, synthesizers, amplifiers, and Digital Signal Processor (DSP) chips for digital instruments. Roland also owns Rodgers Instruments, a maker of electronic and pipe organs. Its products are used by professionals (for use in recording studios, theaters, and public facilities) and nonprofessionals worldwide. Roland serves its retail customers through about 20 sales companies in Australia, Europe, North and South America, and Taiwan. (Exports account for about 65% of sales.) The company was founded in 1972 by chairman and 12%-owner Ikutaro Kakehashi. Consumer electronics maker Pioneer owns 11% of Roland.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 580.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 94.2%
Employees: 831
Revenue per employee: $697,954.27

 KEY PEOPLE
• Ikutaro Kakehashi
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO
1-4-16 Dojimahama, Kita-ku
Osaka 530-0004, Japan
Phone: 81-6-6345-9800
Fax: 81-6-6345-9792
Online: Web Site

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