Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1980 |
Founder | Ben Pon, Jr. |
Headquarters | Stadionplein 28, Amsterdam |
Key people | Janus Smalbraak (Executive) |
Products | Automobile Bicycles Technology consulting[1] Fire safety[1] Agriculture[2] |
Revenue | €2.4 billion (2022) (bicycle sales)[3] €10 billion (2022) (total)[4] |
Number of employees | 13,000 |
Website | https://pon.com |
Pon Holdings BV is a Dutch conglomerate in the transportation sector. It is one of the five largest bicycle manufacturers in the world, and owns bicycle brands Caloi, Cannondale, Cervélo, Derby Cycle (owner of Focus), GT, Gazelle, IronHorse, Kalkhoff, Mongoose, Santa Cruz, Urban Arrow (cargo bikes), Veloretti, and Schwinn, among others.[5]
The company was founded in 1980 by Ben Pon, Jr., a former racing car driver and son of Ben Pon Sr., who became the importer of Volkswagen in the Netherlands in 1947. As of 2021[update] it is still owned by the Pon family.
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