| Company |
Sales ($million) |
Industry |
Employees |
Location |
CEO |
| Walt Disney |
23,745 |
Entertainment |
118,500 |
Burbank |
Michael D. Eisner |
| Atlantic Richfield* |
12,501 |
Energy |
17,500 |
Los Angeles |
Michael R. Bowlin |
| Edison
International |
9,670 |
Utilities |
14,400 |
Rosemead |
John E. Bryson |
| Northrop Grumman |
8,995 |
Aerospace |
47,100 |
Los Angeles |
Kent Kresa |
| Computer Sciences |
8,926 |
Computer Services |
54,000 |
El Segundo |
Van B. Honeycutt |
| Foundation Health
Systems |
8,655 |
Health Care |
12,800 |
Woodland Hills |
Jay M. Gellert |
| Occidental Petroleum |
7,610 |
Energy |
8,900 |
Los Angeles |
Ray R. Irani |
| WellPoint Health
Networks |
7,485 |
Health Care |
10,600 |
Woodland Hills |
Leonard D. Schaeffer |
| Unocal |
5,842 |
Mining/Oil |
7,700 |
El Segundo |
Roger C. Beach |
| Mattel |
5,515 |
Toys |
31,000 |
El Segundo |
Ron Loeb |
| Company |
Sales ($million) |
Industry |
Employees |
Location |
CEO |
| Litton
Industries |
5,209 |
Aerospace |
34,800 |
Woodland Hills |
Michael R. Brown |
| Merisel |
5,189 |
Computer Hardware |
2,700 |
El Segundo |
Dwight A. Steffensen |
| Dole Food |
5,061 |
Food Processing |
56,800 |
Westlake Village |
David H. Murdock |
| Kaufman
& Broad |
3,817 |
Engineering & Construction |
4,000 |
Los Angeles |
Bruce E. Karatz |
| Avery Dennison |
3,768 |
Packaging |
16,800 |
Pasadena |
Philip M. Neal |
| Countrywide
Credit Industries |
3,560 |
Lease & Finance |
11,000 |
Calabasas |
Angelo R. Mozilo |
| Times Mirror** |
3,029 |
Publishing |
20,400 |
Los Angeles |
Mark H. Willis |
| Hilton Hotels |
2,150 |
Hotels/Casinos |
78,000 |
Beverly Hills |
Stephen F. Bollenbach |
| Fremont General |
1,398 |
Insurance |
3,300 |
Santa Monica |
James A. McIntyre |
| Mercury
General |
1,281 |
Insurance |
2,500 |
Los Angeles |
George Joseph |
| Company |
Sales ($million) |
Industry |
Employees |
Location |
CEO |
| Univision
Communications |
693 |
Entertainment |
1,800 |
Los Angeles |
A. Jerrold Perenchio |
| City National |
558 |
Banking |
1,700 |
Beverly Hills |
Russell Goldsmith |
| Imperial
Bancorp |
484 |
Banking |
1,100 |
Los Angeles |
George L. Graziadio Jr. |
*Entered into merger discussions in 1999 with
London-based BP.
**Agreed to merge with the Tribune Company of Chicago in 2000.
Source: Forbes Magazine, Hoovers
Online, Fortune Magazine
Former Fortune 500
company SunAmerica was sold to American International Group for $18
billion in 1998. The financial services company had been owned by Los Angeles County's
wealthiest person, Eli Broad.
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