Company:Frost & Sullivan
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | market research, consulting |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Founder | Dan L. Sullivan, Lore A. Frost |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California , United States |
Key people | David Frigstad (chairman)Darrell Huntsman (CEO)[1] |
| Services | management consulting, market research |
| Revenue | USD 180 million |
Number of employees | 1800 |
| Website | frost |
Frost & Sullivan is an American business consulting firm. It offers market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting, and corporate training. It has about 45 offices in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe; the principal office is in Santa Clara, California.[2]
History
Frost & Sullivan was started by Dan L. Sullivan and Lore A. Frost[3][4] in New York City in 1961.[5] In the 1970s it started a corporate training division, began sponsoring conferences and industry meetings, and opened an office in London.[5]
In 1982, it was publicly traded, and had annual revenues of $9.1 million. By 1987 revenue had grown to around $17.5 million, with $290,000 in net earnings. Theodore Cross acquired 53% of the stock in the mid-1980s.[5] In January 1988 the company was taken private by merger with a subsidiary of FAS Acquisition Co., a company formed by Cross and Warburg Pincus Capital.[6] It was sold to David Frigstad in 1993.[citation needed]
A sales office in New York was damaged in the September 11 attacks.[7] During the ensuing recession the company laid off 10% of its 700 staff.[5]
Frost & Sullivan issues industry awards based on research using a proprietary methodology, which is sometimes based on a single article produced by the receiver of the award. Organizations that receive a Frost & Sullivan award must pay a fee to communicate the outcome to the public.[8][9][10]
References
- ↑ "Frost & Sullivan, Inc.". Bloomberg Businessweek. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=28747.
- ↑ "Our Offices". Frost & Sullivan. http://ww2.frost.com/about/office-locations/.
- ↑ "Rest in Peace Fellow Yalie". https://alumninet.yale.edu/clubs/nv01/rest-in-peace-fellow-yalie.
- ↑ Frost & Sullivan - Starting - Lore A. Frost, Founder on YouTube VQIR.com 14 April, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 International Directory of Company Histories. 53. St. James Press. 2003. p. 142–146. ISBN 978-1-55862-483-2.
- ↑ "Company Briefs". The New York Times. 1987-11-23. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/23/business/company-briefs-761187.html.
- ↑ "Frost & Sullivan lost office in NYC attack". San Antonio Business Journal. 2001-09-17. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2001/09/17/daily6.html.
- ↑ John Honovich (June 20, 2019), Briefcam Buys Frost Award, https://ipvm.com/reports/briefcam-frost, "I can confirm that, at least in my own case, the research consisted of public domain material obtained from a single article written by ourselves."
- ↑ Research Methodology, Best Practices Award, Frost & Sullivan, https://ww2.frost.com/about/best-practices-recognition/research-methodology/, "Upon licensing, company is able to share Award news with stakeholders and customers"
- ↑ Anette Schwenzer (August 7, 2006), Promega to refuse Frost and Sullivan Award, http://www.bio-pro.de/magazin/wirtschaft/archiv_2008/index.html?lang%3Den&artikelid%3D/artikel/02032/index.html, retrieved August 24, 2020, "We clearly regard the fact that the publication of obtaining a prize is associated with costs for the prize-winner as ethically very questionable"
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