Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

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Founded	1946
Founder(s)	Clarence Leonidas Fender
Headquarters	Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Area served	Global
Key people	Chairman and CEO William (Bill) Mendello CFO Richard Kerley
Industry	Musical instruments
Operating income	http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/button_hr.png
Subsidiaries	Squier Gretsch Jackson Guitars Charvel Tacoma Guild Guitar Company SWR Sound Corporation Brand X Orpheum Olympia Heartfield
Website	http://www.fender.com/

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Scottsdale, Arizona is a manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers, such as solid-body electric guitars, including the Stratocaster and the Telecaster. The company, previously named the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, was founded in Fullerton, California, by Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender in 1946. Leo Fender also designed one of the first commercially successful solid-body electric bass, the Precision Bass (P-Bass), which has become known in rock, jazz, country, funk and other types of music.

The company is a privately held corporation, with the controlling majority of its stock owned by a group of its own company officers and managers. William (Bill) Mendello is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer and Richard Kerley is Chief Financial Officer.

Fender's headquarters are in Scottsdale, Arizona with manufacturing facilities in Corona, California (USA) and Ensenada, Baja California (Mexico).