Monty gives us some info about Wilson
By Monty Siekerman
Did you know?
• Wilson Sporting Goods has been a unit of Amer Sports of Finland since 1989. Amer Sports makes sports equipment, footwear and apparel.
• The Wilson brand is headquartered in Chicago.
• Wilson is the world's leading manufacturer of ball sports equipment, employing over 8,000 people globally.
*Amer Sports has sales people in 34 countries.
• The company's core sports are American football, Canadian football, tennis, baseball, golf, basketball, softball, badminton and squash.
• The company also produces equipment for racquetball, soccer, Alpine skiing (not a big demand in Ada), snowboarding, cross-country skiing, fitness training, cycling, running, hiking, and diving, as well as clothing and footwear.
• Wilson is the official ball of the NFL and has supplied the ball for every Super Bowl game since the beginning of the extravaganza.
* Amer Sports brands include Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Arc’teryx, Mavic, Suunto and Precor.
*Amer Sports shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange (AMEAS). In the past year, its stock has increased from 23.24 Euros to 27.76 Euros.
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