Thorn EMI

Thorn EMI plc

Company type	Public
Industry	Music, video, defence equipment
Predecessor	Thorn Electrical Industries EMI
Founded	1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Defunct	1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Fate	Demerged and subsequently broken up
Successor	Thorn plc EMI
Headquarters	London , England
Key people	Sir Richard Cave, Founding chairman Sir John Reid, Founding chief executive

Thorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail. Created in October 1979, when Thorn Electrical Industries merged with EMI, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It demerged back to separate companies in 1996.