Wayne Enterprises is a company owned by members of the Wayne family, currently owned by Bruce Wayne. The company is based in Gotham City, New Jersey.
History
Wayne Enterprises was first founded in the 19th century, beginning with real estate and transatlantic shipping, later branching out to railroads and oil.[1]
In the 1980s, company president Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha were murdered, leaving the company in shambles, until a decade later when their son Bruce took it over.[1]
In 2013, during a final battle between Kryptonian aliens General Zod and Superman in Metropolis,Delaware, a Wayne Financial building was brought down by Zod's violent heat vision, killing dozens of people within.[2] As the aliens' battle briefly progressed into outer space, one of Wayne Enterprises' satellites was destroyed as well.[3]
Historically the company, under the insistence of its CEO Bruce Wayne, has refused any military contracts. However, several have queried this stance given the $97 million spent annually on military R&D by Wayne Enterprises.[4]
Known employees
- Bruce Wayne (ceo)
- Wallace Keefe (security; deceased)
Former employees
- Thomas Wayne (ceo; deceased)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis (Gotham City) p. 45.
- ↑ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- ↑ Man of Steel
- ↑ Lexical Analysis - Fortune
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