Thorn EMI

Thorn EMI plc
Company typePublic
IndustryMusic, video, defence equipment
PredecessorThorn Electrical Industries
EMI
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Defunct1996; 28 years ago (1996)
FateDemerged and subsequently broken up
SuccessorThorn plc
EMI
Headquarters
London
,
England
Key people
  • Sir Richard Cave, Founding chairman
  • Sir John Reid, Founding chief executive

Thorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail. Created in October 1979, when Thorn Electrical Industries merged with EMI, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It demerged back to separate companies in 1996.