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Diners Club International

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Diners Club Type Subsidiary of Discover Financial Industry Finance Founded 1950 ; 68 years ago  ( 1950 ) Founder Frank X. McNamara Ralph Schneider Matty Simmons Alfred S. Bloomingdale Headquarters Riverwoods, Illinois , United States Area served Worldwide Key people Eduardo Tobon (President & CEO) [1] Products Charge and Credit cards Parent Discover Financial Bank of Montreal [2] (North American operations) Website www.dinersclub.com Diners Club International ( DCI ), founded as Diners Club , is a charge card company owned by Discover Financial Services. Formed in 1950 by Frank X. McNamara, Ralph Schneider, Matty Simmons, and Alfred Bloomingdale, it was the first independent credit card company in the world, and it established the concept of a self-sufficient company producing credit cards for travel and entertainment. [3] Diners Club International and its franchises service individuals from around the globe wi

Holcim

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Holcim Ltd. Type Subsidiary Industry Building materials Fate Merged with Lafarge Founded 1912 ; 106 years ago  ( 1912 ) Headquarters Jona, Switzerland Key people Bernard Fontana (CEO) , Thomas Aebischer (CFO) , Rolf Soiron (Chairman) Products Cement, construction aggregate, concrete Revenue CHF 21.65 billion (2010) [1] Operating income CHF 2.619 billion (2010) [1] Net income CHF 1.182 billion (2010) [1] Total assets CHF 44.26 billion (end 2010) [1] Total equity CHF 21.12 billion (end 2010) [1] Number of employees 71,000 (2014) [2] Parent LafargeHolcim Website www.lafargeholcim.com Holcim depot on the Port of Onehunga grounds, Manukau Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand. Holcim factory in Dotternhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Holcim is a Swiss-based global building materials and aggregates company. Founded in 1912, the company expanded into France and then throughout Europe a

2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

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Copa Credife Serie A Season 2010 Champions LDU Quito (10th title) Relegated Universidad Católica Macará 2011 Copa Libertadores LDU Quito Emelec Deportivo Quito 2010 Copa Sudamericana Emelec Barcelona Deportivo Quito 2011 Copa Sudamericana LDU Quito Matches played 268 Goals scored 644  (2.4 per match) Top goalscorer Jaime Ayoví (23 goals) Biggest home win LDU Quito 5–0 Emelec (February 28) El Nacional 5–0 Emelec (April 20) LDU Quito 5–0 Olmedo (June 20) Deportivo Quito 5–0 Universidad Católica (November 20) Biggest away win ESPOLI 0–4 Independiente José Terán (April 20) Independiente José Terán 0–4 LDU Quito (October 29) Highest scoring ESPOLI 5–3 El Nacional (February 27) ← 2009 2011 → The 2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2010 Copa Credife Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. It ran from February 7 to De