The story
Founded by Marcellin Leroy in 1919.1
Private company
Leroy-Somer
Logo: Emerson Leroy-Somer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
French company
Nidec Leroy-Somer is a French company based in Angoulême, Charente which manufactures mainly electric motors. It was established in 1919 by Marcellin Leroy. The firm has now expanded in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, China and India, with almost 10,000 employees.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1919Founded1
- HeadquartersAngoulême1
- Websiteacim.nidec.com/motors/leroy-somer
- Legal formsociété par actions simplifiée1
- LEI549300VTKUQ289H73P133
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered addressCS 10015, 16915 Angoulême, France3
- Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 671 820 2233
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Nidec Leroy-Somer is a French company based in Angoulême, Charente which manufactures mainly electric motors. It was established in 1919 by Marcellin Leroy.2
Corporate structure
Leroy-Somer is part of a group headed by Nidec. 14 entities, 9 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Nidec 京都府 京都市南区, Japan
- Leroy-Somer Angoulême, France
- Nidec (Germany) Subsidiary · Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
- Nidec (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · Harrogate, United Kingdom
- Nidec ASI Subsidiary · Roche-La-Moliere, France
- Nidec Instruments Inc. Subsidiary · Nagano Prefecture
- Secop Subsidiary · Flensburg, Germany
- NIDEC EUROPE B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Almere, Netherlands
- NIDEC GLOBAL APPLIANCE EUROPE S.R.L. Subsidiary · Pordenone, Italy
- PAMA S.P.A. Subsidiary · Rovereto, Italy
- Nidec (France) Subsidiary · France
- NIDEC GLOBAL APPLIANCE BRASIL LTDA Subsidiary · Joinville, Brazil
- NIDEC INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Gurgaon, India
- Nidec Motor Corporation Subsidiary · St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Leroy-Somer, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderMarcellin Leroy1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
Owners
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1919Founded Founded1
Links
- Websiteacim.nidec.com/motors/leroy-somer1
- X (Twitter)x.com/Leroy_Somer1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/leroysomer.nidec.en1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/leroy-somer1
- WikipediaNidec Leroy-Somer
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ1820376
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataLeroy-Somer on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaLeroy-Somer on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Wikimedia CommonsLeroy-Somer logo by Emerson Leroy-Somer, Public domain
- 5Wikimedia CommonsLeroy-Somer photo by Gverdun, CC BY-SA 4.0