Michael Braun (industrialist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German businessman
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Place of Birth: Heubach, Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany
About Michael Braun (industrialist)
- Johann Michael Braun, (August 5, 1866 – July 21, 1954) was a German industrialist and pioneer of the undergarment industry.
- Together with corsetmaker Johann Gottfried Spiesshofer he established the corsetry manufacturer “Spiesshofer & Braun” in Heubach (Württemberg) in 1886.
- From 1902 onwards the company traded under the name “Triumph” as this was considered a more memorable brand name.
- Having started off with six sewing machines and six employees in a barn, the company had annual sales of 1.7 billion Euros in 2009, and 37’515 employees.
- Still family owned, by now the multinational manufacturing and marketing organization operates in 120 countries around the globe.
- It is one of the leading underwear companies in the world and sells its product primarily under the core brands Triumph®, sloggi®, Valisère® and HOM®.Michael Braun was married to Anna Helena Spiesshofer, daughter of co-founder Johann Gottfried Spiesshofer.
- They had four children. In memory of Michael Braun and his wife, every year on the 29th of October church bells of Heubach’s St.-Ulrich Church ring as Michael and Helena Braun once donated the bells.
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