Shure Incorporated, also known as "Shure Inc." and formerly "Shure Brothers Inc.," is an American corporation, established on 31 May 1946 and based in Illinois, the sole owner and proprietor of Shure — a renowned US manufacturer of professional audio equipment. (See the main profile for a detailed company story.) "Shure Incorporated" doesn't have a visual identity or logo, but the full name commonly appears on the equipment's nameplates and packaging.
Company owners & directors
1925–1981: Sidney N. Shure (1902—1995) — founder
1928–1930: Samuel J. Shure (1904—1964) — co-founder and early partner in "Shure Brothers Co."
1981–1996: President and General Manager — James H. Kogen (1927—2004)
1995–2016: Chairman of the Board of Directors — Rose L. Shure (1920—2016)
1996–2016: President and CEO — Santo A. "Sandy" Lamantia
Since July 2016: President and CEO — Christine M. "Chris" Schyvinck
International offices
1991: 🇪🇺 Shure Europe GmbH in Heilbronn, Germany (handling distribution centers in 34 countries in Europe)
1999: 🇭🇰 Shure Asia Limited in Hong Kong
2002: 🇩🇪 Shure Distribution GmbH for direct sales in Germany
2003: 🇬🇧 Shure Distribution UK — formerly HW International, Shure's largest UK distribution center, acquired and rebranded
2005: 🇨🇳 Shure Asia opens a manufacturing facility in Suzhou, and a sales/marketing office in Shanghai, China
2006: 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan — sales & marketing office
2010: 🇳🇱 Shure Distribution Netherlands in Culenborg
2011: 🇩🇰 Product R&D office in Copenhagen, Denmark — acquisition of Informationsteknik
2014: 🇦🇪 Shure EMEA in Dubai, UAE — sales and marketing
2018: 🇨🇭 Shure Distribution Switzerland GmbH