Stark Industries

Stark Industries is a multinational industrial company and the largest tech conglomerate in the world. Founded in 1939 by Howard Stark, the elder Stark ran the company from its inception up until his death in 1991, after which Obadiah Stane was appointed interim CEO, with Tony Stark officially assuming the position shortly after at the age of twenty-one.
Under Stark's control, the company flourished financially for nearly two decades; however, when Stark discovered that Stane was selling their weapons to terrorist groups around the world, such as the Ten Rings, he shut down their lucrative weapons division. In 2010, Stark appointed Pepper Potts as the CEO of Stark Industries after realizing that he was dying from palladium poisoning, a position that Stark allowed Potts to maintain after he engineered his own recovery.
==History==
===Howard Stark's Leadership===
Stark Industries was founded by Howard Stark in 1939, a great pioneer in different types of technology and constantly assisted the United States Armed Forces with different and innovative weapons, helping the government to develop the Project Rebirth in the 1940s.
Under the leadership of Howard Stark, Stark Industries also started the Stark Expo, also known as the World Exposition of Tomorrow, an exposition located in New York City, bringing together great minds and showcasing new technology.
During the 1950s and early 1960s, Stark created an Arc Reactor along with Anton Vanko, a source which provided free, pure and efficient energy for Stark Industries' main plant. In the 1980s, they developed surveillance drones.WandaVision: 1.05: On a Very Special Episode
===Obadiah Stane's Leadership===
Following the death of Howard Stark in 1991, Stark Industries was inherited by his son Tony Stark, with the help of Obadiah Stane, although Stane was appointed interim CEO immediately after Howard's death before his son could officially assume the position of CEO.
===Tony Stark's Leadership===
Tony Stark gained control of Stark Industries and the company continued to flourished financially in the weapons business. In 1999, a bomb manufactured by Stark Industries landed in Sokovia, hitting the apartment building of the Maximoff family. However, it failed to detonate.WandaVision: 1.08: Previously On but still killed Pietro and Wanda Maximoff's parents, Olek and Iryna Maximoff. Years later, Thaddeus Ross requested to Stark Industries the Stark Sonic Cannon that the United States Armed Forces could use in their ongoing military operations to locate and capture Bruce Banner. They continued to sell weapons to the military, including the Accelerated Wave Explosion. They demonstrated the weapon at the Yuma Proving Ground and had Pepper Potts deliver the specifics.Iron Man: Fast Friends
In 2008, Tony Stark was in Afghanistan to demonstrate the new Stark Industries "Jericho" missile. However, Stark was kidnapped by the Ten Rings and developed a suit of armor powered with a miniaturized Arc Reactor to escape captivity. Upon his return to Los Angeles, Stark decided the company would no longer produce weaponry, due to the fact that he had discovered his captors now possessed illegal Stark weaponry and technology.
Stark further developed his armor to create new models, such as the Iron Man Armor: Mark III and started looking for and destroying stolen Stark tech, which he later discovered Obadiah Stane was selling behind his back. Stark faced Stane, who had created his own suit of armor, and defeated him in battle at the Stark Industries Headquarters.
Stark continued his company's business dealings and held a meeting with Gorani Insurance in Germany. Although Stark got distracted stopping several museum robbers, the museum was insured by Gorani Insurance, and Stark had also helped Evetta Gorani with a flat tire, so Michael Gorani agreed to favorable prices for Stark Industries.Iron Man 2: Fist of Iron
Six months later, Stark re-inaugurated the Stark Expo and was attacked by Anton Vanko’s son Ivan, who thought Howard Stark was responsible for Anton's misery and death, although Anton was deported because he tried to use the reactor to his own profit.
===Pepper Potts' Leadership===
Though panned by critics such as Bill O'Reilly, Tony Stark appointed Pepper Potts as leader of Stark Industries.
In 2012, Stark Industries opened a new base in New York City, building the Stark Tower, which was powered by a new prototype Arc Reactor inside the Tower. Potts also procured permits to build a Tower in Washington, D.C. Later that year, Happy Hogan was hired as head of security at Stark Industries Headquarters.
In 2014, following the downfall of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the hiring of Maria Hill, Stark Industries made privatized security a part of its services.Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 1.20: Nothing Personal
In 2015, Potts attended the annual NYC Tech convention to speak on behalf of Stark Industries.Google+ Profile/WHiH Newsfront
In 2016, Stark Industries announced new scholarships for promising students from urban city schools.WHiH Newsfront: 1.05: WHIH Exclusive: Scott Lang Interview Stark went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and gave a presentation on the September Foundation, as well as showcasing B.A.R.F. by Quentin Beck.Spider-Man: Far From Home In order to celebrate Earth Day, Potts presented Stark Industries' latest advances in intellicrops. Potts had no comment about consuming application of the Arc Reactor Technology as reported by WHiH World News.Twitter Profile/WHiH Newsfront In mid-2016, Hogan was tasked with moving equipment out of the Avengers Tower to the Avengers Compound as Stark was planning on selling the Tower. 
In 2024, Stark Industries Combat Drones, along with E.D.I.T.H. and the Stark Industries Satellite, were used by Mysterio to stage an extraterrestrial attack in London. As a result, Stark Industries landed in a center of a large controversy, regarding the usage of the drones and Spider-Man's involvement, so the United States Department of Damage Control raided Stark Industries Headquarters for investigation, although Hogan had no comment.Spider-Man: No Way Home
==Staff==
Name 	Position 	Status
Howard Stark 	Founder and CEO 	Deceased
Obadiah Stane 	CEO 	Deceased
Tony Stark 	CEO 	Deceased
Pepper Potts 	CEO 	Active
James Rhodes 	Military Liaison 	Active
Happy Hogan 	Head of Security 	Active
Anton Vanko 	Scientist 	Deceased
Jason Wilkes 	Scientist 	
William Ginter Riva	Scientist 	Resigned
Quentin Beck 	Engineer 	Fired/Deceased
Janice 	Engineer 	Resigned
Sharon Davis 	Architect 	
William J. Law III 	Architect 	
Walt Hadfield 	Architect 	
Natalie Rushman 	Assistant (undercover S.H.I.E.L.D. agent)	Deceased
Maria Hill 	Human Resources 	Resigned
Bambi Arbogast 	Secretary 	Active
T. Bennett 	Public Relations 	Active
Trixie 	Flight Attendant 	Active
Peter Parker 	Intern 	Inactive
Edwin Jarvis 	 	Deceased
Victoria 	 	Resigned
Gutes Guterman 	 	Resigned
Doug 	 	Resigned
==Facilities==
Stark NYC.png|Stark Industries New York Facility (New York City, New York)
Stark Pictures Studio Lot.png|Stark Pictures (Los Angeles, California)
Stark Facility AM.png|Stark Industries Warehouse (New York)
Stark Industries.png|Stark Industries Headquarters (Los Angeles, California)
Tony Stark and Happy Hogan.jpg|Stark Industries Aviation Division, (Santa Monica, California)
ST Expo.jpg|Stark Expo (New York City, New York)
Stark Tower Infobox.png|Stark Tower (New York City, New York)
==Notable Designs==
*Accelerated Wave Explosion
*Arc Reactor
*Binarily Augmented Retro-Framing
*CXD 23 Airborne Mobile Command Station
*Enhanced Radiation Trackers
*Gamma Ray Projector
*H.O.M.E.R.
*Havoc Reactor
*HazTech Exoskeleton
*Hovercar
*Insight Helicarriers' Repulsor Engines
*Jericho
*Magna-Drone
*Midnight Oil
*Nitramene
*Photonic Amplifier
*Sonic Fire Extinguisher
*Sonic Taser
*Stark Cargo Plane
*Stark Drone MK82 922 V 80Z V2 Prototype Unit V6
*Stark Heat Vest
*Stark HUD 2020
*Stark Industries Combat Drones
*Stark Industries Fabricator
*Stark Industries Fragmentation Shell
*Stark Industries Mortar Shell
*Stark Industries Rocket Launcher
*Stark Industries Satellite
*Stark Medical Scanner
*Stark Sonic Cannon
*Super Soldier Serum Injection Tubes
*S.W.O.R.D. Drone
*Tellor Propellant Rifle
*Track Bomb
*Rebirth Pod
==Subsidiaries==
*AccuTech
*Stark-Fujikawa
*Cordco
*Damage Control (acquired)
===Foundations===
*Maria Stark Foundation
*Stark Relief Foundation
*September Foundation
===Others===
*Stark Industries Racing Team
==Appearances==
Appearances for Stark Industries
==Trivia==
*The MCU version of Stark Industries' logo is shown in Marvel Animation's , replacing the old logo that was featured in which shares continuity with the X-Men animated series.
==References==
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