Samsonite

This article is about the luggage company. For the silver mineral, see Samsonite (mineral).

Samsonite International S.A.
FormerlySAMSONITE
(1910–66)
Company typeSociété Anonyme
SEHK: 1910
Founded10 March 1910; 114 years ago (1910-03-10)
FounderJesse Shwayder
HeadquartersLuxembourg City, Luxembourg
(registered office),

Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong (financial),

Mansfield, Massachusetts (corporate)[1]
Key people
Kyle Gendreau[2]
Number of employees
14,500[3]
Websitesamsonite.com
A 1953 ad for Samsonite

Samsonite International S.A. (SEHK: 1910) is an American[4] luggage manufacturer and retailer, with products ranging from large suitcases to small toiletries bags and briefcases. The company was founded in 1910 in Denver, Colorado, United States.

Its registered office is in Luxembourg and it is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.[5]

  1. ^ "Samsonite Corp 575 West St Mansfield, MA Manufacturers - MapQuest". www.mapquest.com.
  2. ^ Seigel, Rachel (June 1, 2018). "Samsonite CEO resigns after falsely claiming he had a PhD in business administration". Washington Post. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "SAMSONITE INTERNATIONAL S.A. : Shareholders Board Members Managers and Company Profile | LU0633102719 | MarketScreener".
  4. ^ "Samsonite: Investor Relations - Contact Us".
  5. ^ "2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Samsonite International S.A. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2014.