Independent News & Media PLC | Introduction
Introduction
Independent House
2023 Bianconi Avenue
Citywest Business Campus
Naas Road
Dublin 24
Ireland
Telephone: +353 1 466 3200
Fax: +353 1 466 3222
Web site: http://www.independentnewsmedia.com
Public Company
Incorporated: 1904
Employees: 11,700
Sales: EUR 1.5 billion (2003)
Stock Exchanges: London Irish New Zealand
Ticker Symbol: INWS
NAIC: 511110 Newspaper Publishers
Independent News & Media PLC is one of the leading newspaper groups in the English-speaking world. Independent publishes more than 200 national and regional publications in Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and South Africa.
Australasia accounted for 44 percent of 2002 sales. Ireland, with 28 percent of sales, was the next largest segment, followed by the United Kingdom (18 percent) and South Africa (10 percent). According to Chairman Sir Anthony O'Reilly, a falloff in the economy of one region was usually offset by growth in another. O'Reilly, former CEO of food giant H.J. Heinz Co., is believed to be Ireland's wealthiest individual.