Companies of Portugal

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 39. Chapters: Sonae, Televisão Independente, Mota-Engil, Pestana Hotels and Resorts, Central de Cervejas, Sociedade Independente de Comunicação, Pousadas de Portugal, Salvador Caetano, Temahome, AJP Motos, Vitesse Models, List of companies of Portugal, Natta!, Portucel Soporcel, Corticeira Amorim, Siscog, Jerónimo Martins, Media Capital, Realizar Worldwide Events, Vista Alegre, ISA - Intelligent Sensing Anywhere, Bascol, UMM, Renova, Biotecnol, Active Space Technologies, Simoldes, Madeira Brewery, Pestana Group, Viagens Abreu, Cimpor, Sonae Indústria, Visabeira, Altri, Mds - Corretor de Seguros, S.A., YDreams, Bluepharma, Logoplaste, Omni - Aviação e Tecnologia, Vinci, Ambar - Ideas on Paper S.A., Semapa, Crioestaminal, Delta Cafés, Unicer Brewery, Bial, Ferbar, Impresa, Vitacress, Abreu Carga, Derovo, Grupo José de Mello, Teixeira Duarte, TV-Alvitécnica, CMS-Helmets, Novabase, Corporação Industrial do Norte, Hovione, Salsa jeans, Wave Solutions, Companhia Industrial de Resinas Sinteticas, Probar, Lanidor, Medinfar, Laboratórios BASI, Fucoli-Somepal, Iberomoldes, Auto-Estradas do Atlântico, Soares da Costa, EFACEC, Revigrés, Glintt, Monte Campo, Tejo Energia. Excerpt: Sonae (·)) is a conglomerate, and is the largest private employer in Portugal. The company is primarily engaged in the operation of retail stores through its subsidiary Modelo Continente. Additionally, the company operates other businesses including real estate development, communication and information technology services, tourism services and other related activities through its subsidiaries Sonae Sierra, Sonaecom, and Sonae Distribuição. Sonae operates primarily in Europe. It is headquartered in Maia, Portugal and employs about 39,000 people. Sonae SGPS, the holding company, is listed on the Euronext Lisbon stock exchange. The president and main shareholder is Belmiro de Azevedo, one of the most influent Portuguese businessmen and a Forbes fortunes figure. Sonae was originally an acronym standing for Sociedade Nacional de Estratificados (roughly, National Company of Engineered wood). Engineered wood were the company's original line of business which is now fully integrated into the totally autonomous spin-off Sonae Indústria. It was the only Portuguese company to be included in the list of the 110 World's Most Ethical Companies (Ethisphere prizes), in 2011. From 2009, Sonae SGPS holds a portfolio of businesses grouped into six sub-holdings: Sonae Sierra was previously majority-owned by Sonae SGPS (under the name Sonae Imobiliária) but since January 2006 became a 50/50 joint-venture with UK's Grosvenor, with Sonae retaining effective management of the company. Another sub-holding, Sonae Indústria, was spun off to Sonae SGPS shareholders in November 2005. The role of Sonae SGPS SA is to manage the portfolio while it is the job of its sub-holdings to manage the businesses. The formal management body of Sonae SGPS SA is the Board of Directors. Over and above the Boards of Directors of the holding and subholding companies, and to ensure greater synergy of capabilities and key competencies, the following non-statutory bodies exist: The brands of Sonae include, non-exha