Dolby Laboratories was started in 1965 by Ray Dolby. The company is a entertainment experience developer, producing technologies that improve DVDs, televisions and movie theater sound. The company became public in 2005
Fast Facts:
- Stock symbol: DLB, NYSE
- Annual revenue (2007): $482.03 million U.S.
- Founder: Ray Dolby
- Year Established: 1965
- Industry: Audio noise reduction, Audio encoding/compression
- Phone: 1-415-558-0200
- Fax: 1-415-863-1373
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- President and CEO: N. William W. Jasper Jr.
- CFO: Kevin Yeaman
- Staff: 976
- Other key people: Ray Dolby, Chairman of the Board
Key Dates
- 1965: Company founded in England
- 1971: A Clockwork Orange becomes the first films to be presented in Dolby
- 1976: Ray Dolby moves his company to San Francisco
- 2005: The company goes public
- 2007: Dolby announces the development of Dolby Volume at CES
- 2007: Ray Dolby reaches the Forbes 400 list at a net worth of $2.7 billion
