King of Shaves

Overview

The King of Shaves Company Ltd.

genre	Shaving, skincare, razors, blades and toiletries
predecessor	Knowledge & Merchandising Inc. Ltd.
foundation	1993 (KMI), 2009 (KOS Co)
founder	Will King
location city	High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
location country	England
area served	UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan, South Africa
key people	Andy Hill (CEO), Will King (Founder), Karen Heygate-Browne (Operations Controller), (Supply Chain Manager), Jane Greenaway (Business Systems).
industry	Shaving and Skincare
products	King of Shaves
production	Mainly in UK
owner	Private shareholders
num employees	14‡R1R‡
homepage	https://www.kingofshaves.com

The King of Shaves Company, Ltd. is a British toiletries company headquartered in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. The King of Shaves brand was founded in 1993 by Will King. The company was demerged from Knowledge & Merchandising Inc. Ltd. on 1 June 2009. It is owned by The King of Shaves Holding Company Ltd.

History

Will King founded Knowledge & Merchandising Inc., Ltd. (KMI) the company which owned the King of Shaves brand in 1993.

In 2009, The King of Shaves Company Ltd. was demerged from KMI,[2][3] and the company appointed Atul Sharma as CFO and Chris Outram[4] as Non-Executive Chairman of both The King of Shaves Company Ltd. and KMI (now KMI Brands Ltd).

Since 2009, King of Shaves has used a business model similar to that used by Coca-Cola

King of Shaves

History

Razors and blades

Mergers and acquisitions

Criticism

Sponsorships

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