founded 1983 founder gun denhart tom denhart headquarters portland oregon usa key people adam stone ceo products children s clothing owner l catterton number of employees 400 1 slogan making their world a little softer . website www.hannaandersson.com hanna andersson is an american portland oregon based corporation that specializes in children s apparel . the company operates mail order online and retail stores in the united states . contents 1 history 2 philanthropy and support of families 3 products 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1983 swedish born gun denhart founded the company in portland oregon in the garage of her home . 2 the company begun as an exclusively mail order catalog retailer ; hanna andersson mailed out its first catalog in 1984 . 3 co founder tom denhart would remain the company s creative director until 1995 . 4 the first brick and mortar store opened in 1990 5 and to date there are currently over 60 retail locations operating in 24 states throughout the united states . 6 in 1995 the denharts hired phil iosca as ceo president who refocused the company on young children s apparel . 7 then in 2001 the denharts sold the company for a total of 175 million . 8 following the initial sale hanna andersson was sold to a succession of private equity firms ultimately sold to sun capital partners . gun denhart remained on the board of directors until 2007 . when iosca retired in 2010 then coo adam stone was named the new ceo of the company . 9 10 in august 2016 hanna andersson was sold to l catterton for an undisclosed amount . the company s executive team is kept intact . 11 philanthropy and support of families edit the company has received notable attention over the years due to denhart s advocacy of progressive workplace policies . denhart s initiatives included family friendly employment policies in support of work family balance and the charitable donation of 5 % of the company s pre tax profits to groups working for children s welfare . 12 these efforts along with denhart s other work led the oregon commission of women to name her the woman of achievement for 2013 . 13 the company s hannahelps program also garnered attention for awarding yearly grants to schools and non profit groups serving children throughout the united states . 14 products edit hanna andersson manufactures clothing for babies toddlers kids and women . 15 over 60 % of the company s products are oeko tex standard 100 certified and many items are made with organic cotton . 16 in 2014 the company expanded its offerings to include home d cor and bedding . 17 most recently the company expanded its women s collection to include maternity apparel . 18 references edit hanna andersson corporate history . fundingverse . retrieved 2014 07 21 . threshold group board of directors . threshold group . retrieved 2014 07 21 . hanna andersson corp. history . fundingverse . retrieved 2014 07 21 . hanna andersson co founder dies at 67 . oregonlive . retrieved 2014 07 21 . hanna andersson corp. history . funding universe . leading children s apparel retailer hanna andersson and rising a reader continue partnership to support children s literacy . news9 . if at first you don t succeed . portland business journal . 2000 01 30 . retrieved 2014 09 08 . gun denhart talks impact investing . portland business journal . retrieved 2014 07 21 . hanna andersson company profile . sun capital partners . retrieved 2014 07 21 . changing for good the case of hanna andersson corporation . an introduction to organizational behavior . retrieved 2014 07 21 . l catterton buys children s clothing brand hanna andersson pe hub . 2016 08 02 . retrieved 2016 08 04 . too good to be true is creating the ideal workplace hazardous to your business health . inc. 1994 07 01 . retrieved 2014 07 22 . gun denhart named woman of achievement for 2013 by the oregon commission for women . oregonlive . retrieved 2014 07 21 . who is hanna . elephant journal . 2014 07 07 . retrieved 2014 07 22 . company overview of hanna andersson llc . bloomberg . safe baby clothing guide . gim me the good stuff . hanna andersson add kids home decor to its children s clothing line . the washington post . retrieved 2014 11 17 . scoopworthy 1 14 16 . tot scoop blog . retrieved 2016 01 14 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hanna andersson & oldid 732978202 categories 1983 establishments in oregonchildren s clothing brandscompanies based in portland oregoncompanies established in 1983privately held companies based in oregon 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 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