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Native name
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СИМПО |
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| Traded as | : SMPO |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | Vranje, Serbia (November 13, 2000) First founded 1963 |
| Headquarters | Vranje, Serbia |
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Key people
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Slađan Disić (General director) |
| Products | Furniture |
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Vranje (29.54%) Government of Serbia (20.78%) Rep. Zavod za Z.O. (16.21%) Akcionarski Fond (7.12%) Others |
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Number of employees
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4,413 (2013) |
| Website | simpo |
SIMPO (full legal name: SIMPO a.d. Vranje) is a Serbian home furnishing manufacturer and retailer, with headquarters in Vranje.
Founded in 1963 as Sima Pogačarević furniture factory (named after a local fighter from World War II), the company was unsuccessful in its first four years, until in 1967, when Dragan Tomić was appointed as the new CEO. He began a period of growth and prosperity for the company, transforming a small company with 370 employees into one of the most successful Yugoslav companies.
The name SIMPO is a syllabic abbreviation from the original name and is usually spelled with all capital letters, but variants 'Simpo' and 'simpo' are common, too.