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Jean Michel Schlumberger (June 24, 1907 – August 29, 1987) was a French jewellery designer especially well known for his work at Tiffany & Co. Family and early life [ edit ] Schlumberger was born in then-German Mulhouse , France, to a well-to-do family involved in textile manufacturing.
Jean Riboud (15 November 1919 – 20 October 1985) was a French socialist, corporate executive and the chairman of Schlumberger, [1] the largest oilfield services company in the world. [2] He was a member of the French Resistance during World War II and suffered incarceration in Buchenwald concentration camp of the Nazis. [3]
The company enjoyed strong expansion until 1985, when there was a global crisis in the oil industry. In the summer of 1986 Schlumberger Limited purchased first 50%, then in 1988 the entire company. This brought about a merger with Merlin Geophysical (Seismic Profilers), who had been purchased by Schlumberger a year earlier.
Applicon. Applicon, Incorporated was one of the first manufacturers of Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing ( CAD/CAM) systems. It was co-founded in 1969 in Bedford, Massachusetts by four founders working at the MIT Lincoln Lab: [1] [2] Fontaine Richardson who earned a Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of Illinois in 1968 ...
Almarai Company. / 24.785614; 46.707441. Almarai Company ( Arabic: شركة المراعي, lit. 'The Pasture') is a Saudi multinational dairy company which is listed on the Tadawul stock exchange. It specializes in food and beverage manufacturing and distribution. The company's main offices are located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .
Itron is an American technology company that offers products and services for energy and water resource management. [1] It is headquartered in Liberty Lake, Washington, United States. The company's products measure and analyze electricity, gas and water consumption. Its products include electricity, gas, water and thermal energy measurement ...
CGG SA (CGG) is a multinational geoscience technology services company that specializes on solving complex natural resource, environmental and infrastructure challenges.. CGG is listed on Euronext Paris, and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange until October 1, 2018.
Stephen Adams (November 7, 1937 – March 14, 2024) was an American businessman, private equity investor, and philanthropist. His holdings have included Good Sam Enterprises, a national publisher, retail stores, and member-based direct marketing organization directed toward owners of recreational vehicles and Adams Outdoor Advertising, an operator of outdoor advertising structures in the ...