Curtis Allina added heads to the design while he was executive of a company of what nationality?
222b55352f53d6cbeef1d8c054036be3
Curtis Allina Curtis Allina (August 15, 1922 – December 15, 2009) is credited with the addition of heads on the dispensers for PEZ candy, a design feature implemented while he was an executive at Pez-Haas, then the name of the company that now makes Pez candy.
3c96f5529d7c0db97083c23d4b687f25
Pez Pez (trademarked PEZ in capitals) is the brand name of an Austrian candy and associated mechanical candy dispensers. The candy is a pressed, dry, straight-edged, curved-corner block (15 mm (5/8 inch) long, 8 mm (5/16 inch) wide, and 5 mm (3/16 inch) high), with Pez dispensers holding 12 Pez pieces.
6b5ca54256768e996d69a24b61c6cd75
Tommy Hilfiger (company) Tommy Hilfiger, formerly known as Tommy Hilfiger Corporation and Tommy Hilfiger Inc., is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures upper market apparel for men, women and children, and a wide range of licensed products such as footwear, accessories, fragrances and home furnishings. The company was founded in 1985, and today is sold in department stores and over 1400 free-standing retail stores in 90 countries. In 2006, private equity firm Apax Partners acquired Tommy Hilfiger for approximately 1.6 billion, and in May 2010, PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH) (then known as Philips van Heusen) bought the company. Daniel Grieder was appointed CEO in July 2014, while founder Tommy Hilfiger remains the company’s principal designer, leading the design teams and overseeing the entire creative process. Global sales in retail through the brand in 2013 were US $6.4 billion, and $6.7 billion in 2014.
1f63b1da79254f8c0adaf54a08dda72d
Benjamin Franklin Fairless Benjamin Franklin Fairless (May 3, 1890 — January 1, 1962) was an American steel company executive. He was president of a wide range of steel companies during a turbulent and formative period in the American steel industry. His roles included President of Central Alloy Steel from 1928 to 1930; First Vice President of Republic Steel (which had absorbed Central Steel) from 1930 to 1935; President of the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company from 1935 to 1938; and then President, and later Chairman of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Steel (the largest steel company in the United States) from 1938 to 1955.
2c2d86d7223934f6a0e27c6f65f6785c
Raymond Group Raymond Group is an Indian branded fabric and fashion retailer, incorporated in 1925. It produces suiting fabric, with a capacity of producing 31 million meters of wool and wool-blended fabrics. Gautam Singhania is the chairman and managing director of the Raymond group.
c8c63c36b14ed4cd2562ad92dd5e8fbc
Allocacoc Allocacoc is an industrial design company headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands that sells redesigned everyday products such as the PowerCube. The company creates innovative products by adding original designs and keeping them affordable.
0dfa417076a5dbbbad583114de3f36ea
Flexform Flexform SpA is an Italian company with its head office in Meda, Italy, at the centre of the furniture production district of La Brianza. Founded in 1959 by the Galimberti brothers, the company designs, produces and markets furniture and furnishing accessories for residential and public use.
3cd44ddcc554192c078f33e78a01da27
Leo Burnett Leo Burnett (October 21, 1891 – June 7, 1971) was an American advertising executive and the founder of Leo Burnett Company, Inc.. He was responsible for creating some of advertising's most well-known characters and campaigns of the 20th century, including Tony the Tiger, Charlie the Tuna, the Marlboro Man, the Maytag Repairman, United's "Fly the Friendly Skies," Allstate's "Good Hands," and for garnering relationships with multinational clients such as McDonald's, Hallmark and Coca-Cola. In 1999, Burnett was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
c6c656c28a8b482826e2dc23e64b40a9
Kidinakorner Kidinakorner (stylized as KIDinaKORNER) is an American record company founded in 2011 by British music producer and songwriter Alexander "Alex da Kid" Grant. The company houses a record label, music publishing, commercial production and a marketing agency. The company is home to several prominent acts in the music industry, including Imagine Dragons and X Ambassadors.
57b03475f366c4751268595e6f4a097c
Charles Pelly Charles W. Pelly, commonly Chuck Pelly, is an American industrial designer. Pelly is best known for founding the global design consultancy DesignworksUSA.
7082c07d3a90d14f6531463a8f6670be
Roces Roces is an Italian company established in 1952. The headquarters is in the municipality of Montebelluna, Italy.
a6b155f6f6f82b645209ddfbe0ed6c11
Ferdinando Innocenti Ferdinando Innocenti (1 September 1891, in Pescia, Italy – 21 June 1966, in Varese) was an Italian businessman who founded the machinery-works company Innocenti and was the creator of the Lambretta motorscooter.
4ec4ee858f04966f597d8a17ba5f70a1
Kone KONE Oyj (officially typeset KONE and pronounced ), founded in 1910 and headquartered in Espoo near Helsinki, Finland, is an international engineering and service company employing some 52,000 personnel worldwide. The firm is the 4th largest manufacturer of elevators and escalators worldwide, and also provides maintenance services and modernization. In addition, KONE builds and services automatic doors and gates. The company provides local service for builders, developers, building owners, designers and architects in 1,000 offices in over 50 countries. Since 1924, KONE has been owned by one of Finland's wealthiest families, the Herlin family. After Harald Herlin purchased the company in 1924, he served as its Chairman until 1941. Afterwards, his son, Heikki H. Herlin, took over his father's post from 1941–1987. Control of the company was then handed down to his son, Pekka Herlin, which he retained from 1987–2003. The current Chairman of KONE's Board of Directors from 2003 onwards is Antti Herlin, the son of Pekka Herlin.
094fd148955dc5b5d57e7c9eab98171c
Mamiya Mamiya Digital Imaging Co., Ltd. (マミヤ・デジタル・イメージング , マミヤ・デジタル・イメージング ー株式会社 , Mamiya Dejitaru Imejingu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese company that manufactures high-end cameras and other related photographic and optical equipment. With headquarters in Tokyo, it has two manufacturing plants and a workforce of over 200 people. The company was founded in May 1940 by camera designer Seiichi Mamiya (間宮精一 ) and financial backer Tsunejiro Sugawara.
a1cc7b98a94d05680a6d5017560f983b
Italpinas Development Corporation Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC) is an Italian-Filipino design and real estate development firm, headed by Italian architect Romolo V. Nati (Chairman and CEO) and Filipino lawyer Jose D. Leviste III (President). The real estate development firm held its initial public offering (IPO) on Monday, December 7, 2015.
f8bb07d71859ffbee4d5218347c216ed
Dow Corning Dow Corning is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States. Originally established as a joint venture between the Dow Chemical Company and Corning Incorporated, it is now owned by DowDuPont and specializes in silicone and silicon-based technology, and is the largest silicone product producer in the world.
4698488870e2dfa3698346dd0c6a497b
Hilton Worldwide Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., formerly Hilton Hotels Corporation, is an American multinational hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts. Founded by Conrad Hilton in 1919, the corporation is now led by Christopher J. Nassetta.
a3d27cd855683a6a379326543cae2b75
Bose Corporation Bose Corporation is an American privately held corporation, based in Framingham, Massachusetts, that designs, develops and sells audio equipment. Founded in 1964 by Amar Bose, the company sells its products throughout the world. Forbes estimates that in the 2015 financial year, Bose received revenue of US$3.5 billion and employed approximately 11,700 people.
e26af9bc52252afa23feb1156310dac3
Clarins Clarins Group, trading as Clarins, is a French luxury skin care, cosmetics and perfume company, which manufactures worldwide prestige quality products, usually through high-end department store counters and selected pharmacies.
7005e3e6ad3b55bd89cfd07b2c3fa5dc
Nine West Holdings Nine West Holdings (formerly The Jones Group and Jones Apparel Group), a company with over 6,000 employees, is an American designer, marketer and wholesaler of branded clothing, shoes and accessories.
9052a3569689d6c1d26955c27ad14e89
Melvin Gordon (businessman) Melvin J. Gordon (November 26, 1919 – January 20, 2015) was an American business executive and businessman. He served as the chairman and CEO of Tootsie Roll Industries for fifty-three years, from 1962 until January 2015. Gordon, who was 95 years old, was the oldest CEO of a company trading on a major American stock exchange at the time of his death in 2015. He oversaw the day-to-day production of the company's trademark brands, including Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Pops, Junior Mints, and Charleston Chews. As of 2015, the company manufactures approximately sixty-four million Tootsie Rolls per day.
7b3ac2a2137e4ed801c294f1a5865581
Universal Corporation Universal Corporation () is one of the world's leading tobacco merchants. Incorporated in 1918, Universal has headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, in the United States.