Ansell Limited

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.ansell.com
Employees: 10,207
Employee growth: (1.6%)

It's not a stretch to say that Ansell has got you covered -- in latex. The company is a leading manufacturer of industrial and medical gloves, condoms (brands include Kama Sutra, LifeStyles, Mates, and Unimil), and other latex products. Besides the health care industry, leading markets for Ansell's gloves include semiconductor and electronics manufacturers and the food manufacturing and food service industries. Its medical gloves are marketed under such brands as Encore, Gammex, and Medi-Grip. Formerly a sprawling conglomerate, Ansell divested its non-core units in order to focus on its health care products and occupational glove businesses.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending June, 2011:
Sales: $1,292.4M
One year growth: 22.6%
Net income: $130.0M
Income growth: 27.1%

Officers:
Chairman: Peter L. Barnes
CEO and Managing Director: Magnus R. Nicolin
SVP and CFO: Rustom F. Jilla

Competitors:
Church & Dwight
SSL International
Wells Lamont