Type: Public
On the web: http://www.beldencdt.com
Employees: 6,600
Employee growth: 6.5%

Can you hear me, now? If not, Belden can help. The company designs and manufactures cable, connectivity, and networking products that make possible the transmission of data, sound, and video signals. Offerings include copper cables (shielded/unshielded twisted, coaxial, and stranded) and fiber optic and composite cables (multiconductor, coaxial, and fiber optic). It also makes fiber and copper connectors and networking products such as Ethernet switches. Products are used in industrial (robotics), enterprise, broadcast, and consumer electronics applications. The majority of customers are from outside of the US. Core customer Anixter, a distributor, accounts for about 14% of sales; Belden also sells to OEMs.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $1,617.1M
One year growth: 14.3%
Net income: $108.5M

Officers:
Chairman: Bryan C. Cressey
President, CEO, and Director: John S. Stroup
SVP Finance and CFO: Gray G. Benoist

Competitors:
Alcatel-Lucent
General Cable
Sumitomo Electric

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