Paul C. Smith

Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. manufactures and marketes small kitchen, garment care and home health appliances. It is a distributor of small kitchen appliances, selling over 35 million appliances every year. The company’s most famous brands (Hamilton Beach, Eclectrics, Proctor Silex, and TrueAir) are found in households across America, Canada and Mexico. It also makes General Electric-branded appliances for Wal-Mart. The company serves the foodservice and hospitality markets with appliances such as drink mixers, glass washers and hair dryers. The company's products are sold through North American mass merchants, warehouse clubs and other retailers. The company is headquartered in Glen Allen, VA.

Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. designs, markets, and distributes small electric kitchen and household appliances. It offers beverage products, such as blenders, coffee grinders, coffee makers, drink mixers, electric kettles, espresso makers, hand blenders, home carbonation, iced tea makers, and juicers. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, VA.