APL

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APL

COMPANY

Founded 1848 as Pacific Mail Steamship Company, which was acquired by Robert Dollar's Dollar Line in 1925. Dollar Line was nationalized by the US government and renamed American President Lines in 1938, only to be sold in 1952 to a team of investors led by Ralph K. Davies, for $18M. Its name shortened to APL in 1988. In 1997, APL merged with Singapore-based NOL.

Official Website:
http://www.apl.com/

Industry:
Transport

Ticker:
defunct

Corporate headquarters:
Oakland, CA

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

L. Dale Crandall Business c. 1941 President and COO of Kaiser Health, 2000-02

Henry F. Grady Economist 12-Feb-1882 14-Sep-1957 First US Ambassador to India, 1947-48

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Warren Hellman Business 25-Jul-1934 Hellman & Friedman

Toni Rembe Attorney c. 1938 Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop, 1971-2004

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