as euronext hdg industry window coverings founded d sseldorf germany 1919 headquarters rotterdam the netherlands key people ralph sonnenberg chairman & ceo david h. sonnenberg co president & coo marko h. sonnenberg co president & coo revenue us 2.6 billion 2015 net income us 156 million 2015 number of employees 16 000 2015 website www.hunterdouglasgroup.com hunter douglas n.v. is a dutch multinational corporation . its principal business is making window blinds and coverings . 1 2 the company is publicly listed ; the ceo ralph sonnenberg owns more than 80 % of the stock and is estimated to have wealth of 2.6 billion 3 making him one of the richest men in the netherlands . 4 his sons david and marko sonnenberg also work for hunter douglas as co presidents and coos . the head office is in rotterdam the netherlands and a management office in lucerne switzerland . the group consists of about 126 companies in more than 100 countries and employs about 16 000 people . contents 1 history 1.1 europe 1.2 south america 1.3 asia 1.4 australia 2 references 3 external links history edit 5 6 the current corporate structure hunter douglas n.v. was formed in the netherlands antilles in 1971 as a result of a restructuring of the previous canadian entity hunter douglas ltd. for tax reasons investors could select either common or preferred shares through 1990 . the company operated in 75 countries at that time . 7 europe edit world headquarters and emea operations rotterdam the netherlands management office lucerne switzerland european subsidiaries employed 6091 people in 2015 and reported sales of 821 million . 8 south america edit south american headquarters sao paulo brazil . south american subsidiaries employed 1537 people in 2015 and reported sales of us 185 million . 8 asia edit asian headquarters shanghai china plants and sales offices in china incl . special economic zone hong kong and taiwan thailand singapore india indonesia korea vietnam philippines japan . asian subsidiaries employed 1199 people in 2015 and reported sales of us 170 million . 8 australia edit a 100 % owned subsidiary hunter douglas limited was established in 1955 . it has headquarters in rydalmere new south wales and in 2015 had 313 employees and reported net sales of us 83 million . 8 references edit company news hunter douglass to purchase comfortex . the new york times . 26 june 1999 . p. 3 . retrieved 23 march 2013 . leib jeffrey may 25 1992 . hunter douglas keeps secrets in shade broomfield window covering firm expects 350 million in sales in 92 . denver post . retrieved march 21 2013 . ralph sonnenberg profile . forbes list of billionaires . forbes . march 2013 . retrieved march 23 2013 . in beeld zes nederlanders op lijst rijkste ter wereld . rtl nieuws in dutch . 4 march 2013 . retrieved 23 march 2013 . love johnathan 1977 . jane s major companies of europe . london sampson low marston & company . pp . e 25 . isbn 9780531032640 . profile . canadian business . cb media . 1972 . hunter douglas to restructure . montreal gazette . montreal . retrieved march 21 2013 . a b c d financial reporting pdf . hunter douglas . 2011 . retrieved march 23 2013 . external links edit hunter douglas group corporate site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hunter douglas & oldid 740309006 categories window manufacturerscompanies of the netherlandscompanies listed on the euronext exchangeshidden categories cs1 dutch language sources nl navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages nederlands edit links this page was last modified on 20 september 2016 at 08 05 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view