Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric

Type	Societas Europaea
Traded as	Euronext: SU
Industry	Electrical equipment
Founded	1836, incorporated 1981
Founder	Eugène Schneider
Headquarters	Rueil-Malmaison, France
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jean-Pascal Tricoire (Chairman and CEO) Léo Apotheker (Vice-Chairman and Lead Director)[1]^:6
Products	Include programmable logic controllers, sensors, variable-frequency drives, uninterruptible power supplies, circuit breakers, switchgear, switchboards, motor controllers
Revenue	€26.60 billion (2015) €24.90 billion (2014)[1]^:7
Operating income	€2.90 billion (2014) €3.04 billion (2013)[1]^:177
Profit	€1.94 billion (2014) €1.90 billion (2013)[1]^:8
Total assets	€41.16 billion (2014) €37.35 billion (2013)[1]^:186
Total equity	€20.15 billion (2014) €17.60 billion (2013)[1]^:187
Number of employees	167,124 [1]^:8 (2014)
Subsidiaries	invensys, SolveIT Software, APC, Areva T&D, BEI Technologies, Cimac, Citect, Clipsal, ELAU, Federal Pioneer, Merlin Gerin, Merten, Modicon PLC, Nu-Lec Industries, PDL Group, Power Measurement, Square D, TAC, Telemecanique, Telvent, Gutor Electronic LLC, Zicom, Summit
Website	schneider-electric.com
Footnotes / references Annual Report 2014[1]

Schneider Electric SE is a French multinational corporation that specializes in electricity distribution, automation management and produces installation components for energy management. It is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France and is also based at the World Trade Center of Grenoble. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.^[2]

Schneider Electric is the global specialist in energy management and automation, and the parent company of Square D, Pelco, APC, and many others.

Schneider Electric develops technologies and solutions to make energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green. The Group invests in R&D in order to sustain innovation and differentiation, with a strong commitment to sustainable development.

Head office

Schneider Electric has had its head office in the Trianon site in Rueil-Malmaison, France since 2000.^[3][4] The current headquarters, also located in Rueil Malmaison and known as the Hive, previously housed Schneider subsidiary Télémécanique, while the parent company occupied a site in Boulogne-Billancourt.^[4]

Acquisitions

Acquisition date	Company	Business	Country	Source
1988	Télémécanique	Manufacturer of electrical circuit breakers, switchgear and sensors	France	[5]
1990	Federal Pioneer Limited	Manufacturer of electrical circuit breakers, switchgear and transformers	Canada	[6][7]
1991	Square D	Manufacturer of electrical circuit breakers, switchgear and transformers	USA	[8]
1992	Merlin Gérin	Manufacturer of electrical circuit breakers and transformers	France	[8]
2000	Crouzet Automatismes	Automation components	France	[9]
2000	Berger - Positec	Stepper / servo motors	Germany	[9]
2000	Nu-Lec Industries	Switchgear and controls	Australia	[10]
2001	PDL	Domestic and industrial electrical hardware	New Zealand	[11][12]
2002	Digital Electronics Corporation	HMI	Japan	[13]
2003	CDI Power	Power systems automation	Brazil	[14]
June 2003	TAC	Building automation and control	Sweden	[15]
December 2003	MGE UPS Systems (merged with APC in 2007)	Power supplier	USA	[16]
2004	Clipsal	Wiring	Australia	[17]
March 2004	Kavlico	Pressure sensors	USA	[18]
May 2004	Andover Controls	Building automation and security	USA	[19]
June 2005	ABS EMEA	Building automation	UK	[20]
June 2005	Juno Lighting	Lighting	USA	[21]
July 2005	BEI Technologies	Customized sensors	USA	[22]
2006	AEM S.A.	Ultra terminal	Spain	[23]
2006	OVA Bargellini	Ultra terminal	Italy	[23]
2006	Merten	Ultra terminal	Germany	[23]
2006	Citect	SCADA and MES automation software	Australia	[24]
February 2007	APC	Power backup and protection and electrical distribution	USA	[25]
October 2007	Pelco	Video security	USA	[26]
July 2009	Conzerv Systems	Power monitoring	India	[27]
July 2009	Meher Capacitors	Power factor correction	India	[28]
March 2010	Zicom Security Systems	Security systems	India	[29]
April 2010	SCADAgroup	SCADA and control systems	Australia	[30]
December 2010	Areva T&D	Transmission & distribution	Europe	[31]
2010	Andromeda Telematics	Integrated control solutions	UK	[32]
March 2011	Summit Energy	Energy management	USA	[33]
April 2011	Digilink	Network connectivity products	India	[34]
May 2011	APW President Systems	Enclosure systems	India	[35]
May 2011	Luminous	Power inverters	India	[36]
June 2011	Telvent	Real-time information management systems	Spain	[37]
June 2011	Viconics Electronics	BMS products	Canada	[38]
August 2011	7-Technologies	Software for simulation and optimization of water/electricity networks and industrial processes	Denmark	[39]
December 2011	Viridity	Data center management software	USA	[40]
May 2012	M&C Energy Group	Energy procurement and sustainability services	UK	[41]
September 2012	SolveIT Software	Planning and scheduling software	Australia	[42]
January 2014	Invensys	Multinational engineering and information technology company	UK	[43]
January 2014	AST Modular	Prefabricated Modular Data Centers company	Spain	[44]
September 2014	InStep Software	Real-time performance management and predictive analytics software	USA	[45]
October 2015	Juno Lighting	Sells Juno	USA	[46]

History

The roots of this company are in the iron, steel, and armaments factories of Schneider-Creusot^[47] and other industrial concerns.^[48] In 2014 Schneider Electric advertised a cooperation with German power supplier RWE.^[49]

See also

• MAVERICK Technologies, strategic alliance company
• Creusot steam hammer

References

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2. Frankfurt Stock Exchange
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External links

• Official website