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Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1980 |
Founder | Ben Pon, Jr. |
Headquarters | Stadionplein 28, Amsterdam |
Key people | Janus Smalbraak (Executive) |
Products | Automobile Bicycles Technology consulting [1] Fire safety[1] Agriculture [2] |
Revenue | €2.4 billion (2022)[3] |
Number of employees | 13,000 |
Website | https://pon.com |
Pon Holdings BV is a Dutch conglomerate in the transportation sector. It was founded in 1980 by Ben Pon, Jr., a former racing car driver and son of Ben Pon, Sr., who became the importer of Volkswagen in the Netherlands in 1947. As of 2021[update] it is still owned by the Pon family.
It is one of the five largest bicycle manufacturers in the world, and owns bicycle brands Caloi, Cannondale, Cervélo, Derby Cycle (owner of Focus), GT, Gazelle, IronHorse, Kalkhoff, Mongoose, Santa Cruz, Veloretti, and Schwinn, among others.[4]
Pon Holdings operates in the automotive and transport sectors through many subsidiaries, involved in activities, such as:
Pon owns Cervélo,[4] Derby Cycle (owner of Focus Bikes[4]), Dorel Sports (parent company of Cannondale, Schwinn, GT Bicycles, Mongoose, Caloi, and IronHorse),[5] Gazelle,[4] Kalkhoff,[4] Union,[4] Santa Cruz Bicycles[4] (owner of Reserve Wheels[6]), Swapfiets, Veloretti, and others.
In 1895 Mijndert Pon, father of Ben Pon (senior) operated a vehicle repairshop. His sons Ben and Wijnand took ownership of the company.