Head (company)
| Company type | Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports equipment |
| Founded | 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland |
| Founder | Howard Head |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Howard Head (founder) Johan Eliasch (CEO) |
| Products | Sportswear, equipment, footwear |
| Brands | Head Indigo Mares Penn SSI Tyrolia Zoggs |
| Revenue | $375.4 million (2014) |
| $2.8 million (2014) | |
Number of employees | 2,499 (2014) |
| Parent | Head Austria GmbH Head N.V. (formerly) |
| Subsidiaries | Penn Mares |
| Website | head.com |
Head Sport GmbH is an American-Austrian manufacturing company headquartered in Kennelbach. It owns the American tennis racket brand Head. Head GmbH is a group that includes several previously independent companies, including the original "Head Ski Company" (founded in the United States in 1950); Tyrolia, an Austrian ski-equipment manufacturer; and Mares, an Italian manufacturer of diving equipment.
Head currently produces a wide range of products for skiing, snowboarding, swimming, tennis and other racket sports. Head Ski Company produced one of the first successful metal-wood composite downhill skis, the Head Standard, and one of the first oversized metal tennis rackets.