Industry Health care Headquarters Fredensborg Municipality Founded 1957 | Founder Aage Louis-Hansen CEO Lars Rasmussen (2008–) Number of employees 9,817 | |
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Type Publicly traded Aktieselskab Traded as Nasdaq Copenhagen: COLO B 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 14.68 billion DKK (2015–2016) Total assets 11.01 billion DKK (September 2016) Profiles | ||
This is coloplast
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. 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. It has its headquarters in Humlebæk, 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 14.681 billion in 2015/2016. Europe constitutes the biggest market with 63% of sales while 22% of sales are in North America and 15% in the rest of the world.
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.