Dolby Laboratories

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:

  1. Stock symbol: DLB, NYSE
  2. Annual revenue (2007): $482.03 million U.S.
  3. Founder: Ray Dolby
  4. Year Established: 1965
  5. Industry: Audio noise reduction, Audio encoding/compression
  6. Phone: 1-415-558-0200
  7. Fax: 1-415-863-1373
  8. HQ: San Francisco, California
  9. President and CEO: N. William W. Jasper Jr.
  10. CFO: Kevin Yeaman
  11. Staff: 976
  12. 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

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