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Wilh. Werhahn
 PROFILE
Wilh. Werhahn is in the business of many different businesses. Founded more than 150 years ago as a timber, stone, and fertilizer trader, Wilh. Werhahn is now a holding company with a range of interests that include building materials (timber, crushed stone), financial services, and manufacturing (specialty chemicals and oils, cutlery, flour milling, fuse technology, safety systems). The company's AKB-Bank financial services subsidiary is one of Germany's largest independent providers of automotive financing and leasing. An unincorporated company, Wilh. Werhahn conducts about 80% of its business in Germany, but it plans to strengthen its presence throughout Europe. The Werhahn family owns the company.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 1,976.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (10.3)%
Employees: 8,262
Revenue per employee: $239,227.79

 KEY PEOPLE
• Joachim Gerhard
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO

41416 Neuss, Germany
Phone: 49-0-21-31-9-16-0
Fax: 49-0-21-31-9-16-4-18
Online: Web Site

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