General Cable

General Cable Corporation
Company typePrivate[1]
Industry
FoundedIncorporated 1927
HeadquartersHighland Heights, Kentucky
Key people
Products
Revenue$6 billion (2014)[4]
Number of employees
8,500[5] (2017)
ParentPrysmian Group
Websitewww.generalcable.com

General Cable is an American multinational cable manufacturing company based in Highland Heights, Kentucky, with sales offices and manufacturing facilities in several countries. General Cable manufactures and distributes copper, aluminum, and optical fiber cables. In December 2017, Italian group Prysmian acquired General Cable for a $3 billion deal finalized on June 6, 2018.

  1. ^ "Prysmian completes acquisition of General Cable".
  2. ^ "General Cable Corporation Governance -- Management". General Cable. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. ^ "General Cable Corporation Governance – Board of Directors". General Cable. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. ^ "General Cable Corporation Annual Report 2014". General Cable. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  5. ^ "General Cable". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-01-30.