- Copel
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Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Type Sociedade Anônima Traded as BM&F Bovespa: CPLE3, CPLE6
BMAD: XCOP
NYSE: ELPIndustry Electricity
TelecomunicationsFounded 1954 Headquarters Curitiba, Brazil Key people Lindolfo Zimmer (Chairman)
Ricardo Portugal Alves (CEO)Products Electrical power Services Electricity distribution Revenue US$ 4.2 billion (2010) [1] Net income US$ 626.0 million (2010) [2] Employees 8,441 Website copel.com Copel - Companhia Paranaense de Energia Public (BM&F Bovespa: CPLE3, CPLE6 / NYSE: ELP / BMAD: XCOP), the largest company of the State of Paraná, was founded on October 26, 1954 with ownership control held by the State of Paraná. The Company went public in April 1994 BM&F Bovespa and, in 1997, it was the first company of the Brazilian electricity sector to be listed at the New York Stock Exchange. As from June 2002, the brand is also present at the European Economic Community, having been listed at Latibex - the Latin American arm of the Madrid Stock Exchange. As of May 7, 2008, Copel's shares were ranked at Level 1 of São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa)'s Corporate Governance.
The Company directly serves 3,549,256 consuming units, across 393 cities and 1,114 locations (districts, villages and settlements), located in the State of Paraná. This network consists of 2.8 million homes, 63.8 plants, 295.5 commercial establishments and 341.6 rural properties. The staff is composed of 8,376 employees.
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