Wayne Enterprises

**Wayne Enterprises** is a prominent conglomerate company owned by members of the Wayne family; and currently owned by billionaire Bruce Wayne and run by his business manager Lucius Fox. It was founded by merchant ancestors of the Wayne family in the 17th century as a merchant house. It changed and gradually grew when it was officially erected in the 19th century when Alan Wayne, heir to Solomon Wayne, founded Wayne Shipping and Wayne Chemical. Along with Wayne Manufacturing, which came later, the Industrial Revolution fueled Wayne Enterprises into becoming a major powerhouse.

## History

### Foundations

The first generation of the Wayne family were hunters and merchants, who made their fortune in the 17th century; and founded what became Wayne Enterprises as a merchant house, trading pelts and skins with the French.

Descending from "Mad" Anthony Wayne and his brother, Darius Wayne (a hero of the American Revolution), Charles Arwin Wayne managed the Wayne Family's then-modest fortune by buying cheap property and holding on to it as Gotham Town grew. As a result, upon his death at age fifty-two, Charles left a considerable real-estate fortune in the form of a merchant house which he left to his sons Solomon Zebediah Wayne and Joshua Thomas Wayne; both of whom became prominent citizens of Gotham Town in the late 1850s.

Growing to incorporate a dozen merchant businesses, Judge Solomon Wayne and his brother Joshua essentially built the modern Gotham City by hiring ambitious architect Cyrus Pinkney. In the 19th century, Judge Wayne's son and heir, Alan Wayne, used his father's wealth and founded Wayne Shipping and Wayne Chemical, later branching out to railroads and oil operations. Wayne Manufacturing soon followed, and all these companies were energized and powered by the world's Industrial Revolution.

### Modern History

Alan Wayne would marry Catherine Van Derm; a member of the once-wealthy Van Derm family, and together they would have two sons, Preston Wayne and Kenneth Wayne. Kenneth's son, Patrick Morgan Wayne, saw the Wayne legacy through two world wars and built WayneCorp out of the ashes of the Great Depression and later developed WayneTech, whose aircraft plants and shipworks fueled American efforts in the Pacific War. His wife, Laura Elizabeth Wayne, inherited the Wayne fortune at age thirty-seven and became the first Wayne to direct the conglomerate toward ecological responsibility.

Patrick and Laura's son, Thomas Wayne, as a doctor and philanthropist, would create and contribute the Wayne Foundation. His son, Bruce Wayne, would expand the conglomerate's focus on the betterment of mankind by financing and providing resources for not only his own endeavors, but for combating poverty and disaster-affected areas.

## Subsidiaries

### FoxTech

FoxTech was originally founded independently by Luke Fox, the son of CEO Lucius Fox; with a focus on technology that could help fix Gotham City and combat its crime. As such, the first public invention of the company was a nonlethal arsenal for the use of the GCPD. Tamara Fox soon stepped in as Acting CEO.

When Tamara Fox began working as a nurse, Lucius Fox had Wayne Enterprises acquire FoxTech, bringing in Jace Fox as the new acting CEO.

### Wayne Chemicals

Wayne Chemicals is primarily one of Wayne Enterprises' large research and development branches. Wayne Chemicals has a small percentage of ownership in Tyler Chemicals, based in New York City.

Wayne Chemicals has always been good at developing new compounds and chemicals, but its emphasis was shifted to research and development in the 1980s. Because of the oil fields and refineries Wayne Oil now owns, it has also started to do research in petrochemicals even more than before. At the same time, it has concentrated a huge effort towards alternative fuel sources. Wayne Chemicals is the first company to have created a power generator using algae.

#### Ace Chemical Processing Plant

Gotham’s Ace Chemical Processing Plant was a chemical testing, production and manufacturing company acquired by Wayne Chemicals in 1989; although the site has been out of commission since 2016.

#### Wayne Botanical

The Wayne Botanical Garden is an open year-round botanical garden located in Midtown, downtown Gotham City. Founded by Martha Wayne, the garden continues to be a focus for Wayne Enterprises, who use it to showcase developments from Wayne Biotech.

#### Wayne Oil

Wayne Oil researches petrochemicals and alternative fuel sources, at one time acquiring Luxor Oil.

#### Wayne Pharmaceuticals

Wayne Pharmaceuticals one of Wayne Chemicals' research and development branches.

### Wayne Construction Corporation

After the events of 'No Man's Land', the ambitious "Billion Dollar Build-Up" Federal Works Project began; teaming LexCorp, STAR Labs, Wayne Enterprises, Wayne Foundation and the US Army Corps of Engineers in rebuilding Gotham from the ground up.

### Wayne Electronics

Wayne Electronics is a large consortium that manufactures portable radios, stereo and Hi-Fi systems, movie cameras, cameras and electronics, measuring devices, scanners, surveillance equipment, computers and other electronics devices. Its other branches of business include information technology, wired networks, wireless networks and space exploration systems and satellites. It also has contracts with the aerospace, nautical and military industries.

When Wayne acquired Kordtronics, it was folded into this division.

### Wayne Entertainment

Wayne Entertainment is in direct competition with WGBS (run by Galaxy Communications) and LexCom (run by LexCorp), (Scott Telecommunications was a former rival, bought out at 3 times market value). Most of those companies along with other television and movie companies provide the same services as Wayne Entertainment.

Wayne Entertainment owns many arenas and stadiums across America, including facilities in both Gotham and Metropolis, leasing out the Sommerset Stadium to the Metropolis Monarchs. Furthermore, Wayne Entertainment has working partnerships with several modeling agencies and multimedia houses and provides a large number of contacts and information.

The *Daily Planet* newspaper is owned by Wayne Entertainment.

### Wayne Financial

Wayne Financial has a branch building in Metropolis.

### Wayne Foundation

The Wayne Foundation is the holding company for the Thomas Wayne Foundation and the Martha Wayne Foundation.

The foundation has its own building, the Wayne Foundation Building; which includes a penthouse where Bruce Wayne had lived for a period of time.

Through the Wayne Foundation and the affiliated organizations underneath, Bruce Wayne addresses social-economic problems encouraging crime, assists victims of crimes, and maintains connections to the streets through the soup kitchens and social services groups. This arrangement also provides a large network of connections in the world of charities. He finds out about the newest trends, sciences and the arts.

#### Gotham Renewal Fund

The Gotham Renewal Program was a charitable fund set up by Thomas Wayne. Though intended to cut through red tape and get money to Gotham's poor, the company and its resources came under exploit by the city's criminals, particularly Carmine Falcone.

##### Gotham Orphanage

The Gotham Orphanage was an orphanage established by Thomas Wayne. It was later partially burned down by one of its former residents and has been left derelict ever since.

##### Gotham Recycling

Focuses on recycling, with a a depot in the Eastside of the city. Used as a front for the production of drops by Oz Cobblepot.

##### Gotham Sanitation

Focuses on hygiene and sanitation in the city.

#### Martha Wayne Foundation

The Martha Wayne Foundation is a patron and supporter of arts, families, education, and tolerance. The foundation supports and helps to run a number of orphanages and free schools, and provides teachers for those who have learning difficulties. Artists can apply for grants from the foundation to help support them in furthering the arts. The foundation sponsors companies like Family Finders. Family Finders is an organization directed at finding lost people and uniting families. The Martha Wayne Foundation also sponsors and runs dozens of soup kitchens within the city.

##### Thomas and Martha Wayne Home For Children

The Thomas and Martha Wayne Home For Children is a home for at-risk and orphaned children, established by Bruce Wayne upon turning 16.

#### Thomas Wayne Foundation

The Thomas Wayne Foundation is a foundation for medicine and medical help. This foundation gives annual awards for medical breakthroughs and lifelong commitment, similar to the Nobel Foundation. The Thomas Wayne Foundation is also responsible for funding the Thomas Wayne Memorial Clinic in Park Row, Gotham's infamous Crime Alley. The foundation funds and runs dozens of clinics in Gotham. Bruce Wayne's surrogate mother, Dr. Leslie Thompkins, runs the Memorial Clinic in Crime Alley.

### Wayne Industries

Wayne Industries is Wayne Enterprises' main research and development division used for industrial purposes. The company studies, researches and develops cleaner, mechanical fission and fusion power plants and also owns many factories and normal labor units, from manufacturing cars to making cloth and so on. The company also owns a few power stations.

#### Wayne Mining Company

Wayne Mining Company is part of Wayne Industries, and mostly produces gold and some precious stones in Africa.

#### Wayne Motors

Under the direction of Preston Wayne, Wayne Industries purchased the Winston Automotors company and rebranded it as "Wayne Motors", laying of most of its existing staff.

### Wayne Institute

The Wayne Institute is a think tank for people looking ahead to solve the next generation of problems confronting humankind. Many decisions on future development, particularly in Gotham, go through this division.

#### Wayne Research Institute

Wayne Research Institute is a catch-all research and development division used by Wayne to study issues and technologies that he thought might be helpful in his endeavors.

### Wayne Medical

Wayne Medical is Wayne Biotech’s sister company. Wayne Medical studies cancer and AIDS with Wayne Biotech, while Wayne Medical is also focused more on treating illnesses than researching them, and maintains and runs many hospitals in Gotham City and helps the Wayne Foundation with the orphanages.

### Wayne Security

Wayne Security is a division of Wayne Enterprises which focuses on consumer safety.

### Wayne Shipping

Wayne Shipping is the second oldest branch of Wayne Enterprises and one of the most successful. For over a century Wayne Shipping has been the market leader and the leading player in shipping lines, especially in Trans-Atlantic routes. The company owns dozens of freighters which are usually booked solid. Wayne Shipping usually handles three and a half billion tons of freight each month.

In 1986, Wayne Shipping merged with PAAL Ship Corporation, creating the worlds largest commercial shipping operation for precious metals. The former PAAL CEO, Andreas Milanic, successfully floated Wayne Shipping on the New York Stock Exchange in 1988. The Wayne Family currently owns 57% of the company, with Milanics second son Dragoslav, owning 20% (with the remaining 23% in public ownership). Despite a lack of investment in Wayne Shipping since the merger took place, the company still remains an important player in world ocean transportation.

### Wayne Steel

Wayne Steel is one of the oldest steel mills and metal refineries in Gotham and supplies steel for shipbuilding. It also studies and replicates alien technology. Wayne Steel's alliance with the US Navy and the government has produced numerous contacts for Wayne Enterprises.

#### Wayne Aerospace

Wayne Aerospace builds luxurious and exclusive corporate and private jets and airliners. Its experimental aviation branch produces experimental and research planes built for the United States government and NASA. The military aviation branch designs and manufactures jet fighters and helicopters for the US military. The most notable models of these are the W-4 Wraith fighter and the Kestrel attack helicopter.

Wayne Aerospace is responsible for maintaining the systems and airplanes for the Archie Goodwin International Airport in Little Stockton, Gotham. Wayne Aerospace maintains level-headed and good-natured competition with other aerospace corporations like Ferris Air and LexAir.

#### Wayne Shipbuilding

WayneYards is responsible for the building of a large number of naval warships, commercial, and private ships and is currently building a Nimitz class aircraft carrier in Gotham. WayneSteel and WayneYards facilities repair a large number of cruisers and destroyers and also has contacts within the upper pylons of the Navy and the global maritime business.

### Wayne Technologies

Wayne Technologies is the biggest single branch underneath the Wayne Enterprises umbrella of companies. As alien invasions and involvement have become more commonplace, WayneTech has acquired alien technology and used it for research & development. This has boosted WayneTech's technology and science levels to rival LexCorp.

Through Wayne Pharmaceuticals and Wayne Healthcare, Bruce Wayne has access to medical files on everyone in Gotham.

#### Holt Holdings Inc.

Holt Holdings Inc. is a cyberwear company owned and run by inventor, businessman and athlete Michael Holt. Acquired by Bruce Wayne, Holt Holdings Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

#### Wayne Biotech

Wayne Biotech is the company mostly responsible for the Gotham healthcare system. The company itself is a facility for researching and developing new and better medical procedures and systems. The company trains and teaches a huge amount of people annually. It has a good working relationship with the Gotham University and Drake Medical.

Wayne Chemicals and Wayne Pharmaceuticals work closely with Wayne Biotech to develop new medicines for different diseases. This garners Wayne Biotech a high media profile and reflects well on the rest of the company.

#### Wayne Foods

Wayne Foods is a little known subsidiary of WayneTech mostly based in Gotham City. It runs farms and cattle ranches in the Midwest United States, and imports beef from Argentina and other countries. Wayne Foods produces specialized products like ecological foods and natural lines with no additives and controlled growing. In recent times, Wayne Foods has concentrated development efforts on organic produce, as a result of changing fashion and consumer demand.

#### Wayne Healthcare

Wayne Healthcare operates Wayne Hospital; a project planned by Thomas Wayne, who noted various information and data about it in one of his diary books. The building was eventually constructed in Gotham City under Bruce Wayne.

## Historical Leadership

### Acting CEO

* Alan Wayne
* Preston Wayne
* Kenneth Wayne
* Patrick Wayne
* Laura Elizabeth Wayne
* Thomas Wayne
* Bruce Wayne
	+ Phillip Kane
	+ Lucius Fox

## Employees

### Historical Employees

* Edward Nashton, Researcher at WayneTech; later a trusted strategist of Philip Kane, despite having a "questionable past". Imprisoned in 2019, died in 2022.
* Fred Stickley, Head of Research and Development at WayneTech. Died in 2014, apparent suicide.