Creative Technology Ltd. (Singapore: CREA)

31 International Business Park, Creative Resource
609921 Singapore  (Map)
Phone: +65-6895-4000
Fax: +65-6895-4999
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http://www.creative.com

Overview

Creative Technology wants PC audiophiles to be entertained and plugged into the latest gear. The firm is a leading manufacturer of digital entertainment products, including portable audio players (Zen), PC sound cards (Sound Blaster), speakers, and digital cameras. Creative also makes modems and CD and DVD drives for PCs. The company's subsidiaries include Cambridge SoundWorks (PC speakers), 3Dlabs, and Creative Labs, among others. Creative's top customers include the likes of computer manufacturers Dell, Gateway, and Hewlett-Packard. Creative Technology, which does business in Asia, Europe, and the US, was founded in Singapore in 1981 and is run by its chairman and co-founder Sim Wong Hoo.

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Company Type Public (Singapore: CREA; Pink Sheets: CREAF)
Fiscal Year-End June
2008 Sales (mil.) £369.2
1-Year Sales Growth (19.5%)
2008 Net Income (mil.) (£9.9)
2008 Employees 5,000
1-Year Employee Growth (13.8%)
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Chairman and CEO Sim Wong Hoo
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CFO and Company Secretary Ng Keh Long
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