Grupo SM

SM operates in nine countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Spain. Its books are sold in nearly 80 countries. In 1918, The Society of Mary began publishing books, a venture which ultimately led to the creation of Grupo SM. In 1938, the Society first registered the name Ediciones SM. In 1977, the publishing house created the Santa Maria Foundation (now the SM Foundation), with the aim of improving the quality of education in countries where SM does business. Since this time, SM has contributed corporate profits to various cultural and educational programs led by the SM Foundation. In 1984, Grupo SM created the imprint cruïlla, which publishes educational material and literature in Catalan. Cruïlla is based in Barcelona. In 1997, the Group created two new imprints: Ikasmina and Xerme. They publish educational material and children's fiction in Basque and Galician, respectively. In 2009, jointly with The University of Dayton, Ohio, the Group launched their ELT publishing imprint University of Dayton Publishing. In 2011, Grupo SM recorded revenue of 266 million euros. SM has around 2000 employees. In 2013, Luis Fernando Crespo Navarro was named the organization's president.

• Name — GRUPO SM • Founded — 1938 • Country — Spain • Headquarters — Madrid, Spain • Distribution — Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain • Keypeople — Luis Fernando Crespo, Chairman • Publications — children's literature, educational material, English language teaching material, reference books, religious publications • Imprints — Ediciones SM, PPC, University of Dayton Publishing, cruïlla, Ikasmina, Xerme • Numemployees — 2000 • Url — http: www.grupo-sm.com/

The canonical record carries the following identifying particulars. The register further records that grupo SM is associated with Spain. Institutional cataloguing adds that grupo SM is recorded from 1938.