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Pentland Group Ltd.
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 PROFILE
Sporting more than just a Speedo, Pentland Group owns more than a dozen brands of sports and leisure apparel and footwear. Besides Speedo, these include Berghaus, Ellesse, PONY, and Kickers. Pentland has the exclusive worldwide footwear license for the LaCoste brand. Its products are marketed in more than 120 countries. Speedo's Flashskin body suits have generated controversy; the company claims it makes swimmers faster and critics question its legality. The US and Australian swim teams, among others, sported the suits at the 2000 Olympics. The Rubin family founded Pentland in 1932. Their investment firm, Robert Stephen Holdings, took Pentland private in 1999.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 969.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 9.7%
Employees: 3,200
Revenue per employee: $303,093.75

 KEY PEOPLE
• Andrew K. Rubin
    CEO
• Nicholas P. H. Webster
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Pentland Centre, Lakeside, Squires Ln., Finchley
London N3 2QL, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-20-8346-2600
Fax: 44-20-8346-2700
Online: Web Site

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