Established in 1933 and currently headed by President Yoshihito Yamada, Omron now has more than 37,000 employees in 36 countries working to provide products and services to customers in a variety of fields, including industrial automation, electronic components industries and healthcare. The company has head offices in Japan (Kyoto), Asia Pacific (Singapore), China (Hong Kong), Europe (Amsterdam) and US (Chicago). With annual sales over $7 billion, Omron was ranked number 521 on Industry Week's 2008 IW1000 World's Largest Manufacturers.