Fila (company)
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- This article refers to the clothing corporation, for other uses see FILA.
| Fila USA, Inc. | |
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| Type | Subsidiary of Sport Brands International |
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| Founded | 1911 |
| Headquarters | Sparks, Maryland, USA |
| Key people | Steven Wynne, President & Chief Executive Officer Robert Galvin, Chief Operating Officer Robert Erb, Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Howald, Chief Financial Officer |
| Industry | Textile |
| Products | Athletic shoes, apparel, accessories |
| Website | http://www.fila.com |
Fila is an Italian sportswear manufacturing company, founded in 1911. It now has offices in 11 countries worldwide.
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[edit] History
Fila was created in Biella, Italy by the Fila brothers in 1911. It originally started by making clothing for the people of the Italian Alps. It is now a company that makes high end quality sportswear apparel and footwear.
The company's primary product was originally underwear, before moving into sportswear in the 1970s, initially with the endorsement of tennis player Björn Borg.
The original Italian ownership Holding di Partecipazioni sold the company to US hedge fund Cerberus Capital Management in 2003, after the company over-committed itself to expensive athletic endorsements, at a time when margins were under pressure. Cerberus owns Fila through holding company Sports Brands International, which owns and operates all Fila businesses around the world with the exception of Fila Korea, which is a separate company operating the brand under licence.
[edit] Apparel
[edit] Men
The men's Fila line of sportswear include apparel for such sports as tennis, running, men's training, golf, and Fila's own line of vintage apparel, Filavita.
[edit] Women
The women's Fila line of sportswear include apparel for such sports as tennis, running, cross training, golf, and Fila's own line of vintage apparel, Filavita.
[edit] Kids
Fila has everyday day apparel for children of all ages, from infants to youth.
[edit] Athletes
Athletes that have used, or are currently using, Fila apparel include:
[edit] Individuals
- Barry Bonds
- Grant Hill
- Björn Borg
- Akiko Morigami
- Lars Burgsmuller
- Rainer Schuettler
- Tatiana Perebiynis
- Andreas Seppi
- Mark Philippoussis
- Svetlana Kuznetsova
- Thierry Ascione
- Kim Clijsters
- Michael Green
- Liza Galvan
- Reinhold Messner
- Alberto Tomba
- Tom Watson
