whirlpool corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of approximately $17 billion in 2009, 67,000 employees, and 67 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. the company markets whirlpool, maytag, kitchenaid, jenn-air, amana, brastemp, consul, bauknecht and other major brand names to consumers in nearly every country around the world.