Olan Mills

Olan Mills, Inc. was a privately owned American company founded in 1932 by Olan Mills Sr. and Mary Mills headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee that provided portrait photography and church directories through its two main corporate divisions: Olan Mills Portrait Studios and Olan Mills Church Division.

For other uses, see Olan Mills (disambiguation).
Olan Mills Inc.
IndustryPortrait photography, Church Directories
FateAcquired by Lifetouch (2011)
FoundedTennessee, 1932, by Olan Mills Sr. and Mary Mills
Headquarters
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Key people
Olan Mills II, Chairman Emeritus,
Robert L. McDowell, CEO and President
Laura Carden, Vice-President of Finance and CFO
David Butler, President of Church Directories Division
Revenueunknown
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Number of employees
3,700 (2001 est.)
WebsiteLifetouch.com

Its United Kingdom division, based in Northamptonshire and with a number of studios based in Mothercare stores, stopped trading on December 26, 2008, in preparation for the firm being placed into administration.[1]

On November 9, 2011, Lifetouch Inc. announced that it had purchased all of Olan Mills photography business, Church Directories and Portrait Studios, corporate functions and their production operation in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[2] In January 2012, Lifetouch announced the closing of two of Olan Mills' three facilities in Chattanooga with 383 job losses.[3]

References
  1. "Photography studio ceases trading". BBC News. 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
  2. "Lifetouch Acquires Olan Mills". Chattanooga Times Free Press. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  3. Pare, Mike; Carey O'Neil (January 31, 2012). "Lifetouch closes Olan Mills photography facilities: 383 jobs lost". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved 2 December 2012.


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