Fila

Fila Holdings Corp.
Company typePublic
KRX: 081660
Founded1911; 113 years ago (1911) in Biella, Italy
Founder
  • Ettore Fila
  • Giansevero Fila
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea (since 2007)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Gene Yoon (chairman)
ProductsAthletic shoes and clothing, sports equipment
ParentFila Korea Ltd.[1]
SubsidiariesAcushnet Company
Websitefila.com

Fila (Italian: Fee-lah; Korean휠라; RRhwilla) is a South Korean-owned athleisure brand headquartered in Seoul. The company was originally founded by Ettore and Giansevero Fila in 1911 in Coggiola, near Biella, Italy.[2] Fila Korea acquired the brand in 2007 and launched its initial public offering (IPO) on the Korea Exchange in September 2010.

Fila Holdings owns golf equipment maker Acushnet Company. Fila Holdings' largest shareholders include Piemonte Co., Ltd at around 20%, Fila Holdings at 20%, and South Korea's National Pension Service at around 13%.[3] Gene Yoon (Yoon Yoon-su), who owns a 75% stake in Piemonte,[4] serves as the chairman of Fila Holdings. The chief executive officer is Yoon Keun-chang.[5]

  1. ^ "휠라코리아/반기보고서/ 2018.08.14". 전자공시시스템. Retrieved October 4 2018.
  2. ^ Void, Tyrone (2022-07-31). "The Story Behind the 100-Year History of Fila, Its Future & More You Didn't Know". Footwear News. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  3. ^ "Do Directors Own Fila Korea LTD. (KRX:081660) Shares?". 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  4. ^ "NPS to vote for Fila Korea's split-off plan". Archived from the original on 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  5. ^ "Fila Korea appoints new CEO, executives". The Korea Times. South Korea: The Korea Times. 2018-03-25. Archived from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2019-09-24.