Sanyo

Sanyo is a member of the Fortune 500 Japanese electronics company located in Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan.

Fast Facts

1. Employees: 14,137
2. Name means: "three oceans"
3. First product: a bicycle lamp
4. Stock symbol: SANYY
5. Annual revenue (2006): $1,353 billion Yen
6. Founder(s): Toshio Iue, Seiichiro Sano
7. Year Established:April 1, 1950
8. Industry: Electronics
9. Phone:+81-6-69911181 (Phone)
10. Fax:+81-6-69916566
11. HQ:2-5-5 Keihan-Hondori Moriguchi City, OSK 570-8677 Japan
12. President:Seiichiro Sano
13. CEO:Yasuhira Wakayama
14. CFO:Hideo Matsui
15. Staff: 98,907
16. Sanyo remains the world number one producer of rechargeable batteries
17. SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. has 205 subsidiaries and 70 associated companies

Key Dates

1. 1947: Sanyo was founded
2. 1950: Sanyo became incorporated
3. 1952: Made Japan's first plastic radio
4. 1954: Made Japan's first pulsator-type washing machine

Sanyo Culture

New employees are required to take a five-month course during which all employees eat and sleep together. During the course they learn everything from basic job duties to company expectations on personal grooming and the appropriate way in which to address coworkers and superiors.

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