Samsonite

Samsonite International S.A.
FormerlySAMSONITE
(1910–66)
Company typeSociété Anonyme
SEHK1910
Founded10 March 1910; 114 years ago (1910-03-10)
FounderJesse Shwayder
Headquarters,
[1]
Key people
  • Timothy Charles Parker (Chairman)
  • Kyle Francis Gendreau (CEO)[2]
Brands
OwnerCVC Capital Partners
Number of employees
14,500[3]
Websitesamsonite.com

Samsonite International S.A. is an American[4] premium 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.