as nasdaq colm industry apparel founded 1938 ; 78 years ago 1938 headquarters washington county oregon near beaverton united states 45 31 46 n 122 49 31 w 45.52938 n 122.82535 w 45.52938 ; 122.82535 coordinates 45 31 46 n 122 49 31 w 45.52938 n 122.82535 w 45.52938 ; 122.82535 number of locations 100 october 2015 1 key people gert boyle chairman timothy boyle chief executive officer products outerwear and sportswear revenue us 2.1 billion 2014 2 number of employees 5 326 2014 3 website www.columbia.com columbia sportswear company is a united states company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and sportswear . it was founded in 1938 by paul lamfrom father of present chairperson gert boyle . the company is headquartered in cedar mill oregon an unincorporated part of washington county oregon in the portland metropolitan area near beaverton . columbia sportswear also produces footwear headgear camping equipment skiwear and outerwear accessories . in 2001 it was the largest american seller of ski apparel . 4 contents 1 history 2 locations 3 financial information 3.1 stock exchanges 4 see also 5 references history edit columbia sportswear began as a small family owned hat distributor . present chairwoman gert boyle s parents paul and marie lamfrom fled nazi germany in 1937 and immediately bought a portland hat distributorship . they became the columbia hat company named for the nearby columbia river . in 1948 gert married neal boyle who became the head of the company . frustrations over suppliers influenced the family to start manufacturing their own products . columbia hat company became columbia sportswear company in 1960 . 5 in 1970 neal boyle died following a heart attack . gert and son tim boyle then a university of oregon senior took over the operations of columbia rescuing it from bankruptcy . columbia s jackets feature waterproof fabric that was also breathable . additionally new jackets featured interchangeable shells and liners . multiple wearing options and fabric technology fueled rapid sales growth . columbia sportswear s company headquarters in washington county oregon columbia became a publicly traded company in 1998 . 2 6 it acquired footwear maker sorel corporation in 2000 and mountain hardwear in 2003 . in 2006 columbia acquired the pacific trail 7 and montrail brands . 2 8 on april 20 2000 gearunlimited.com inc. said it had an agreement with columbia sportswear co. to flog the u.s. outdoor apparel heavyweight s gear on the canadian company s web site . 9 in 2001 the company moved its headquarters from portland to a site in an unincorporated part of washington county 10 in the cedar mill area and just outside the beaverton city limits . the site on nw science park drive has a portland mailing address but is not in portland . in 2007 city of portland officials attempted to convince columbia sportswear to move back to portland 11 but the company ultimately rejected the idea and said it would expand its existing headquarters instead . 10 on june 15 2008 columbia sportswear announced a three year sponsorship of the cycling team formerly known as team high road and before that t mobile and team telekom . the sponsorship began on july 5 2008 with the start of the tour de france . the team s name was team columbia . the sponsorship included both the men s and women s teams . 12 on august 4 2010 columbia sportswear company signed an agreement to acquire outdry technologies s.r.l. which owns the intellectual property and other assets comprising the outdry brand and related business via a cash purchase from nextec s.r.l. based near milan italy . the transaction is expected to close during the third quarter of 2010 subject to customary closing conditions and is not expected to have a material effect on the company s 2010 operating results . 13 in march 2015 bryan timm was named company president taking over that position from tim boyle who remains ceo . 2 locations edit flagship store in downtown portland retail shop in hong kong columbia sportswear distributes its products in more than 72 countries and 13 000 retailers . columbia also operates its own chain of retail stores including its flagship store located in downtown portland oregon . financial information edit as of february 12 2015 the company s market capitalization is about 4.13 billion citation needed with 2014 net sales of 2.1 billion . 2 stock exchanges edit columbia sportswear company is publicly traded on nasdaq with ticker symbol colm . wikimedia commons has media related to columbia sportswear company . see also edit companies portal list of companies based in oregon list of outdoor industry parent companies references edit columbia sportswear company 2010 annual report a b c d e brettman allan april 10 2015 . columbia charts its next billion dollars . the oregonian . p. c1 . retrieved 2015 04 15 . columbia sportswear company shareholder information . retrieved 2015 03 25 . senior jeanie november 9 2001 . seamless warehouse is a marvel . portland tribune . archived from the original on june 8 2011 . retrieved 2015 04 15 . columbia milestones . columbia sportswear . retrieved 2009 11 28 . binole gina april 3 1998 . columbia goes public in top of the line style . portland business journal . retrieved 2009 11 28 . columbia sportswear now owns pacific trail . portland business journal . march 30 2006 . retrieved 2009 11 28 . columbia sportswear buys montrail . seattle post intelligencer . january 27 2006 . retrieved 2009 11 28 . adventure company signs online alliance toronto s gearunlimited lands deal with columbia sportswear . a b dworkin andy august 30 2007 . columbia sportswear staying put . the oregonian . retrieved 2009 11 28 . columbia s tough mother squashes return rumor . portland business journal . march 3 2007 . retrieved 2009 11 28 . columbia sportswear announces sponsorship press release . team columbia & high road sports inc. june 15 2008 . retrieved 2008 06 17 . columbia sportswear company to acquire outdry technologies s.r.l. press release . business wire . august 4 2010 . retrieved 2010 08 10 . v t e oregon based companies nyse listed greenbrier companies lithia motors nike nw natural portland general electric nasdaq listed columbia sportswear electro scientific industries erickson inc. fei flir lattice mentor graphics radisys rentrak schnitzer steel umpqua holdings private companies a dec banfield consumer cellular esco franz bakery hoffman construction infocus kindercare education laika leupold & stevens les schwab the old spaghetti factory parr lumber plaid pantry reser s fine foods roseburg forest products shari s vigor industrial other bi mart tillamook creamery western family foods list of companies based in oregon retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title columbia sportswear & oldid 738733265 categories companies listed on nasdaqclothing companies of the united statescompanies based in washington county oregoncompanies established in 1938outdoor 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