. nautilus inc. type public traded as nyse nls industry exercise equipment founded 1986 headquarters vancouver washington revenue 218.8 million usd 2013 1 operating income 15.7 million usd 2013 1 net income 48.1 million usd 2013 1 number of employees approximately 311 2 website www.nautilusinc.com nautilus inc. located in vancouver washington united states is the american worldwide marketer developer and manufacturer of home fitness equipment brands bowflex nautilus schwinn fitness and universal . 3 the products are sold to customers through a combination of television commercials infomercials the internet call centers and retail stores . 4 contents 1 organization 2 history 3 finance 4 products 5 references 6 external links organization edit nautilus inc. is the maker of home fitness equipment brands bowflex nautilus schwinn fitness and universal gym equipment sold directly to customers through a combination of television commercials infomercials response mailings the internet and inbound outbound call centers . select bowflex home gyms and schwinn cardio equipment are also available in retail stores . 4 in 2015 the company opened a new building across from its headquarters in vancouver washington united states to expand its development and research team . 4 brian cook held the ceo position for 17 years from to 1986 to 2003 when he was replaced by gregg hammann . 5 6 who resigned in august 2007 after sales fell to 134 million from 159.6 million in 2006 . 7 in 2007 after hammann s departure robert s. falcone the former nike chief financial officer became the nautilus inc. interim chief executive officer 8 where he also served as president and chairman since october 17 2007 . 9 in april 2008 falcone was replaced by edward bramson a major stock owner . 10 under bramson s leadership the company changed sales focus to solely direct to customer and retail businesses which resulted in the sale of its stairmaster brand . 10 bramson was ceo and chairman of nautilus inc. until may 2011 when he announced he would be stepping down and bruce m. cazenave former executive with black and decker and timberland would be the new ceo . 10 bruce m. cazenave is the current ceo of nautilus inc. and since he s taken over in 2011 his plan has been to release better and more cost effective retail products . 4 history edit the current corporate flavor of nautilus inc. originated in 1986 with the sale of most of the company by the inventor of the nautilus machine arthur jones . 11 mr. jones created the nautilus machine then called the blue monster in the late 1960s with the purpose of creating a fitness machine that accommodates human movement . 11 the company s name was changed to nautilus because the logarithmic spiral cam which made the machine a success resembled a nautilus . 11 on august 28 2007 jones died from natural causes at his home in ocala florida at the age of 80 . 11 bowflex acquired nautilus inc. and specialized in designing developing and marketing strength and cardio fitness products . 4 in 1997 the company changed its name to direct focus and acquired nautilus schwinn and stairmaster between 1999 and 2002 before changing its name to nautilus inc. 4 nautilus became a publicly traded company in may 1999 . 12 the company stopped selling exercise equipment to gyms in 2011 and shifted its focus to home use equipment . the same year nautilus inc. licensed its brand name and technology to other manufacturers . 4 in june 2014 nautilus inc. was sued by biosig instruments for allegedly infringing its heart rate monitor s design for its bowflex boost activity tracker . 13 the supreme court ruled in favor of nautilus inc. because the biosig instruments patent was not precise enough . 13 for two years running 2013 & 2014 nautilus inc. was recognized by the oregonian as one of the top places to work 14 15 as well as the company with the healthiest employees of oregon by the portland business journal in its 101 500 employee category . 16 the company has been an american heart association fit friendly company since 2010 winning for three consecutive years the platinum fit friendly workplace award . 17 18 the company is recognized for its road to wellness program which challenges and rewards nautilus inc. employees to get healthier by just walking . 18 in june 2013 a number of nautilus employees participated in the tough mudder in fossil oregon . the race is a 10 mile obstacle course which serves as a way to raise money for the wounded warrior project . 19 finance edit on march 18 2014 bruce cazenave ceo of nautilus inc. rang the new york stock exchange s opening bell . nautilus inc. also featured its new home fitness cardio machine bowflex max trainer on the nyse trading floor and discussed the company s 2013 fourth quarter and full year financial growth . 20 in 2013 nautilus inc. posted 218.8 million in revenue a 13 % increase over 2012 . 4 21 the company s financial performance in the past two years has led to nautilus inc. landing at no. 4 on the seattle times 23rd annual ranking of publicly traded companies based in the northwest . 4 since 2012 the company s stock has increased to more than 11 a share . 4 during the great recession between 2007 and 2010 nautilus inc. saw almost 255 million in losses with its stock ranging from 45 cents to 4 between 2009 and 2012 . 4 products edit the bowflex brand includes cardio machines bowflex max trainer 22 and bowflex treadclimber 12 the selecttech adjustable dumbbells 23 for strength training and bowflex xtreme 2 home gym 24 and bowflex revolution home gym . 25 the schwinn brand includes cardio machine products such as the schwinn airdyne bike designed to challenge users entire body by increasing more wind resistance the harder they pedal against the fan . 26 the brand also includes schwinn ellipticals 27 and schwinn recumbent bikes . 28 the nautilus brand sells through retail the nautilus e514c elliptical cardio machine made from tubular steel for strength and durability . the e514c elliptical also includes a lcd display which tracks users progress and heart rate . 29 the brand also includes nautilus t614 treadmill which comes with 22 workout programs . 30 the new 2014 nautilus cardio brand machines include multi lcd display with bluetooth smart technology and sync with myfitnesspal . 31 the universal gym equipment brand sells selectorized dumbbells 32 references edit a b c nautilus inc. reports results for the fourth quarter and full year 2013 . february 24 2014 . retrieved january 27 2015 . form 10 k nautilus inc. annual report . february 27 2014 . retrieved january 27 2015 . new york times a b c d e f g h i j k coral garnick the seattle times . nautilus flexes its muscle . june 11 2014 . retrieved january 27 2015 . kristina shevory nautilus hires levi strauss exec to pump up its profits and sales seattle times july 17 2003 . in sudden move nautilus group names new ceo fitcommerce.com july 17 2003 . n a puget sound business journal . 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awards luncheon . october 16 2013 . june 11 2014 . american heart association . fit friendly worksite platinum award recognition . january 31 2013 . june 16 2014 . a b rebecca fancher jeff bunch and leah fisher the columbian . wellness summit gives nautilus program boost . august 26 2013 . june 17 2014 . lincoln graves katu news . what is tough mudder let s just say it s the mother of all obstacle courses . . june 12 2013 . june 17 2014 . nyse euronext exchanges . nautilus brings its bowflex max trainer to the new york stock exchange . march 18 2014 . june 11 2014 . debra borchardt the street . nautilus burns calories adds sales with new max trainer . march 18 2014 . june 11 2014 . mark barroso men s fitness . nautilus launches new fitness products . september 13 2013 . june 16 2014 . mark barroso men s fitness . the at home arm workout . november 12 2013 . june 16 2014 . home gym partner . bowflex xtreme 2 se home gym review the best power rod home gym yet . n a. june 16 2014 . home 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