Garmin
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Not to be confused with Garman.
Garmin Ltd. (shortened to Garmin, stylized as GARMIN, and formerly known as ProNav) is an American, Swiss-domiciled multinational technology company founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in Lenexa, Kansas, United States, with headquarters in Olathe, Kansas.[2][3] Since 2010, the company is legally incorporated in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.[4]
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Company type | Public |
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ISIN | CH0114405324 |
Industry | Technology |
Founded | October 1989; 34 years ago (1989-10) (as ProNav) in Lenexa, Kansas, U.S. |
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Key people | Cliff Pemble (President & CEO) Min Kao (Chairman) Doug Boessen (CFO) |
Products | GPS receivers, avionics, wearable technology |
Revenue | US$5.23 billion (2023) |
US$1.09 billion (2023) | |
US$1.29 billion (2023) | |
Total assets | US$8.60 billion (2023) |
Total equity | US$7.01 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | 19,900 (2023) |
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Website | garmin |
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The company specializes in GPS technology for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sport activities.[5] Due to their development in wearable technology, they have also been competing with activity tracker and smartwatch consumer developers such as Fitbit and Apple.[6]