Kongsberg Automotive Holding
| Kongsberg Automotive Holding | |
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | NO0003033102 |
| founding | March 24, 1987 |
| Seat |
Kongsberg , Norway
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| management |
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| Number of employees | 11,401 |
| sales | 1.12 billion euros (2018) |
| Branch | Automotive supplier |
| Website | kongsbergautomotive.com |
| As of December 31, 2018 | |
The Kongsberg Automotive is an automotive supplier headquartered in Kongsberg , Norway. The company has locations in all continents except Africa and in 2018 generated sales of € 1.12 billion with 11,401 employees.
history
The company Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk started the production of components for the commercial vehicle manufacturer Volvo in 1957. In 1987 the automotive division was acquired by the employees ( employee buy-out ) and the company Kongsberg Automotive became independent. A company location in Dassel , Germany, was closed in 2011. The location was previously acquired as part of the takeover of Teleflex Automotive . Another location with 57 employees in Heiligenhaus was closed at the end of 2017. In 2017 the operational head office was relocated to Zurich , Switzerland .
Divisions and locations
The company is divided into three main divisions:
- Powertrain & Chassis Products
- Interior
- Specialty Products
The German location of the company with around 50 employees is in Hallbergmoos .
Stock exchange and shareholder structure
The company is a public company and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (under KOA ). The company's share capital is divided into around 447 million shares . The 20 largest shareholders held around three quarters of all company shares at the end of 2018. Including various pension funds, some of them municipal, and owners from Norway, with a total share of 22.6%.
The company is managed by Henning Jensen, the chairman of the board is Firas Abi-Nassif.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Annual Report 2018. Kongsberg Automotive, accessed April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Our History. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ waz.de: Kongsberg wants to close in Heiligenhaus by the end of the year. June 9, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Annual Report 2017. Kongsberg Automotive, accessed April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Our business areas. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .
- ^ Hallbergmoos Office & Tech Center, Germany. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Board & management. In: kongsbergautomotive.com. Accessed March 30, 2020 (English).