Keppel

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.kepcorp.com

Keppel Corporation, which started out as a Singapore shipyard, has found smooth sailing as a diversified conglomerate. Founded in 1968, the company is still known for its shipbuilding and repair and now operates around 20 shipyards worldwide. In addition to Keppel Offshore & Marine, Keppel also has two other divisions: Keppel Land is one of the largest property developers in Singapore, and Keppel Infrastructure has environmental engineering, power generation, and logistics operations. The company has stakes in telecommunications provider MobileOne and a venture capital firm. It sold its 46% stake in Singapore Petroleum Company to PetroChina in 2009.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $8,183.5M
One year growth: 13.5%
Net income: $916.0M
Income growth: (19.8%)

Officers:
Chairman: Lee Boon Yang
CEO; Chairman, Offshore & Marine and Land: Chiau Beng Choo
Senior Executive Director and Group Finance Director: Teo Soon Hoe

Competitors:
CITIC Pacific
Hutchison Whampoa
Singapore Technologies Engineering

Keppel is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland, consisting of the villages of Laag-Keppel and Hoog-Keppel. It existed until 1818, when it merged with Hummelo to form the new municipality of Hummelo en Keppel.^[1]

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]

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