Zippo Manufacturing Company
Overview
Antismoking sentiment hasn't been hazardous to the health of Zippo, which has found new life in selling its iconic windproof lighters to collectors and fashion-conscious consumers. Zippo's refillable lighters (which come with a lifetime guarantee) are sold in more than 120 countries. Its Ronson unit makes cigarette lighters, lighter fluid, flints, torches, and more. Zippo also owns W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery (pocketknives) and makes key holders, money clips, pocket flashlights, tape measures, and writing instruments. George Blaisdell founded Zippo in 1932 after watching a friend try to light a cigarette in the wind. His daughters, Harriet Wick and Sarah Dorn (and her sons, George and Paul Duke), own Zippo.
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Key financials for Zippo Manufacturing Company
| Company Type | Private |
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| Fiscal Year-End | December |
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Key people and executives for Zippo Manufacturing Company
| President and CEO | Gregory W. Booth (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| CFO | Richard Roupe |
| Director IT | James R. (Jim) Shincovich |
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