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Information

Type Private

Industry Conglomerate

Founded February 1970

Founder Richard Branson

Nik Powell

Headquarters London, United Kingdom

Area served Global

Key people Sir Richard Branson(Founder)

Peter Norris (Chairman)[1]

Josh Bayliss (CEO)[1]

Products Banking

Virgin Group

Virgin Atlantic Virgin Limited Edition

VirginDisupters

Virgin Pulse

Books

Commercial spaceflight

Consumer electronics

Films

Health care

Internet

Jewelry

Mobile Phones

Music

Radio

Retail

Travel

Revenue £15 billion (2012)[1]

Owner Richard Branson

Number of employees Approximately 50,000

Company Overview

Virgin Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the businesses of mobile telephony, travel, financial services, leisure, music, holidays, and health and wellness in the United Kingdom and internationally. Its mobile telephony business includes IP-VPN, Wi-Fi, phones, phone plans, mobile broadband, TV phone, broadband services, and SIM cards. The company’s travel business comprises airlines, leisure and travel Websites, travel booking services, travel information, flying clubs, commercial spaceline services, holiday services, hotel services, holiday cruise services, hotels, private islands, mountain retreats, game reserves, catamarans, lodges, tented camps, vineyards, restaurants, private members clubs, trains, and tour operating services. Its financial services include credit cards, home loans, insurance, savings, superannuation, fundraising services, and small business funding. The company’s leisure businesses comprise balloon rides, corporate gifts, competition prizes and promotions, benefits, rewards and incentives, corporate events and hospitality, PR events and photography/filming, advertising balloons, book publishing, employee rewards, gift cards, electric vehicle championships, wine production, and online wine retail. Its health and wellness business includes health clubs, fitness clubs, NHS and social care services, health banks, and employee wellness services. The company also engages in entertainment businesses, such as casinos, bingo, slots, and radio stations. Virgin Group Ltd. was founded in 1970 and is based in London, United Kingdom. The company has locations/subsidiaries/additional offices/operations internationally.

Virgin Group Ltd. consists of approximately 100 consumer businesses owned by Richard Branson. Operations include Virgin Retail, which owns more than 50 Virgin music "megastores" worldwide, and Virgin Atlantic Airways, a London-based airline that serves a number of international destinations. The Group also has interests in movie theaters, radio and direct financial services.