Western Union

Summary

Western Union is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,352 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Western Union is in the country of United States^[3].
• Western Union's instance of is recorded as business^[4].
• Western Union's instance of is recorded as financial institution^[5].
• Western Union's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• Western Union's founder is recorded as Ezra Cornell^[7].
• Western Union's founder is recorded as Samuel L. Selden^[8].
• Western Union's founder is recorded as Hiram Sibley^[9].
• Western Union's founder is recorded as Jeptha Wade^[10].
• Western Union is owned by BlackRock^[11].
• Western Union is owned by The Vanguard Group^[12].
• Western Union is owned by Capital Research Global Investors^[13].
• Western Union is owned by State Street Corporation^[14].
• Western Union followed Deseret Telegraph Company^[15].
• Western Union's headquarters location is recorded as Greenwood Village^[16].
• Western Union's headquarters location is recorded as Denver^[17].
• Western Union's chief executive officer is recorded as Hikmet Ersek^[18].
• Western Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Western Union International Bank GmbH, organizační složka^[19].
• Western Union's child organization or unit is recorded as American Telegraph & Cable Company^[20].
• Western Union is part of S&P 500^[21].
• Western Union's Commons category is recorded as Western Union^[22].
• Western Union's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[23].
• Western Union's review score is recorded as 3.9^[24].
• Western Union's industry is recorded as financial services^[25].
• Western Union's industry is recorded as financial sector^[26].
• Western Union's industry is recorded as telecommunications^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Ezra Cornell^[7], Samuel L. Selden^[8], Hiram Sibley^[9], and Jeptha Wade^[10]. Recorded inception include April 8, 1851^[28] and April 1856^[29].

Identity

Western Union's official name is recorded as The Western Union Company^[30]. It is part of S&P 500^[21]. It followed Deseret Telegraph Company^[15].

Leadership

Western Union's chief executive officer is recorded as Hikmet Ersek^[18]. Board members include Hikmet Ersek^[31], a businessperson^[32], b. 1961^[33], of Austria^[34], awarded the Global Economy Prize^[35]; Betsy Holden^[36], a businessperson^[37], b. 1955^[38], of United States^[39]; Jeffrey A. Joerres^[40], b. 1959^[41], of United States^[42]; Timothy P. Murphy^[43]; and Solomon Dennis Trujillo^[44], a chief executive officer^[45], b. 1951^[46], of United States^[47].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Greenwood Village^[16], a city in the United States^[48], in United States^[49] and Denver^[17], a consolidated city-county^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1858^[52], headquartered in Denver^[53]. Subsidiaries include Western Union International Bank GmbH, organizační složka^[19] and American Telegraph & Cable Company^[20].

Industry

Industries include financial services^[25], financial sector^[26], and telecommunications^[27].

Ownership

Owners include BlackRock^[11], a company^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1988^[56], headquartered in New York City^[57]; The Vanguard Group^[12], a business^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1975^[60], headquartered in Malvern^[61]; Capital Research Global Investors^[13]; and State Street Corporation^[14], a business^[62], in United States^[63], founded in 1792^[64], headquartered in Boston^[65]. Western Union's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[23].

Why It Matters

Western Union ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,352 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[66] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]