as nasdaq copenhagen colo b industry health care founded 1957 founder aage louis hansen headquarters humleb k denmark key people lars rasmussen president and ceo michael pram rasmussen chairman niels peter louis hansen deputy chairman products ostomy bags continence products urology products wound dressings revenue dkk 13.909 billion 2014 2015 1 operating income dkk 4.535 billion 2014 2015 before special items 1 profit dkk 0.899 billion 2014 2015 after special items 1 total assets dkk 10.817 billion september 2015 1 total equity dkk 4.706 billion september 2015 1 number of employees 9 706 fte september 2015 1 website www.coloplast.com coloplast is an international company that develops manufactures and markets medical devices and services related to ostomy urology continence and wound care . coloplast was founded in 1957 by aage louis hansen and his son niels peter louis hansen owns 20 % of the company and is deputy chairman . 2 it employs more than 9 700 people and operates around the world with sales activities in 53 countries and production in denmark hungary france china and the us . 3 it has its headquarters in humleb k denmark . its u.s. headquarters is in minneapolis minnesota . the company supplies products to hospitals and institutions as well as wholesalers and retailers . in selected markets coloplast is a direct supplier to consumers . the company had revenues of dkk 13.909 billion in 2014 2015 . europe constitutes the biggest market with 64 % of sales while 21 % of sales are in north america and 15 % in the rest of the world . 1 coloplast is noted on the danish stock exchange and has for a number of years been represented among the 20 most traded shares in the country . in 2015 coloplast was listed as the 33rd most innovative company by forbes magazine . 4 references edit a b c d e f g annual report 2014 2015 pdf . coloplast . retrieved 14 december 2015 . niels peter louis hansen . forbes . retrieved 18 january 2015 . 1 most innovative companies . forbes . retrieved 14 december 2015 . external links edit official website company history v t e omx copenhagen 20 companies of denmark march 2016 a.p. m ller m rsk carlsberg chr . hansen coloplast danske bank dsv flsmidth & co. genmab gn store nord iss jyske bank nordea novo nordisk novozymes pandora tdc tryg vestas wind systems william demant this danish corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title coloplast & oldid 695319420 categories health care companies of denmarkcompanies based in fredensborg municipalitydanish brandscompanies established in 1957danish company stubshidden categories all stub articles 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 danskdeutsch fran aisitalianosuomisvenska edit links this page was last modified on 15 december 2015 at 06 14 . 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