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1999

  • Tom Sansone is promoted to Vice Chairman and Timothy L. Main is named President.
  • Jabil enters the Warranty Repair business through the acquisition of EFTC.
  • Jabil becomes one of the world's only major tier-one contract manufacturers to be certified as a QS-9000 Third Edition supplier for the auto industry.

1998

  • Jabil begins publicly trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under JBL.
  • Jabil acquires Hewlett Packard's LaserJet Formatter Manufacturing Organization, marking Jabil's first acquisition.
  • Jabil implements its global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

1997

  • Jabil enters the Latin America market when the company opened a facility in Guadalajara, Mexico.
  • Jabil ships customer products to more than 80 countries via direct order fulfillment service.

1996

  • Jabil’s inventory transactions are converted to automated, real-time.
  • Jabil introduces direct order fulfillment service.

1995

  • Jabil enters the Asia Pacific market when Penang, Malaysia, becomes the company's second international location.
  • Jabil’s first customer test network is implemented, electronically passing manufacturing test data to the customer.

1993

  • Jabil begins global parallel production and enters the European market when Livingston, Scotland, becomes the company's first international location.
  • Jabil completes its Initial Public Offering at US$0.88 and begins publicly trading on the NASDAQ under JBIL.

1991

  • Jabil establishes computer-aided manufacturing links between CAD databases and automated placement equipment.