History hundreds of examples of how a small family business has grown to the size of large companies with millions of turns are known. True, today many well-known brands have changed owners, who belonged to 100 or more years. So, once the family enterprises were Tissot, Chopard and Adidas.
In our today's Top-5 is collected the most successful family companies , whose owners manage to retain control over the business.
Contents:
- 5. Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
- 4. Siemens AG
- 3. Ford Motor Co
- 2. Walmart Stores
- 1. Samsung Group
5. Est? E Lauder Companies Inc.
This American company is the most famous cosmetics manufacturer in the world and the owner of such brands as Estee Lauder, Clinique, M • A • C, Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, American Beauty. Established the company in 1946 Este Lauder, who stood at the helm of her case for almost 50 years.
To date, Lauder's family owns more than 83% of the company's shares. Estée Lauder Companies Inc.is an employer for 32 thousand people, and the company's annual profit exceeds $ 210 million.
4. Siemens AG
The transnational concern is one of the world's largest manufacturers of electronics, transport, power equipment, lighting. The company's shares are included in the database to calculate such important stock indexes as DAX, S & P, Dow Jones.
The founder of the company in 1847 was the German engineer Werner Siemens, whose financial support was rendered by cousin Johann Georg Siemens. Heirs of Werner Siemens turned the company of his grandfather into a powerful corporation, represented in 190 countries. Today, Siemens employs 405,000 people.
3. Ford Motor Co
The American automotive company is included in the ratings of Fortune 500 and Global 500. The founder of the company in 1903 was Henry Ford, famous for being the first to use a conveyor in the process of assembling a car.
For more than 100 years Ford Motor Co has been owned by the Ford family. At Ford work 350 thousand people, and the annual profit makes more than $ 160 billion.
2. Walmart Stores
The American retail company manages the world's largest retail network under the brand Walmart. The company belongs to the Walton family, and the son of the company's founder Robson Walton is chairman of the board of directors.
The network of Walmart includes more than 10 thousand stores in 27 countries. The annual profit of the company is more than $ 200 billion. The total number of employees - more than 2 million people.
1. Samsung Group
One of the largest companies in the world has its history from the rice flour workshop opened in the 1930s by the Korean Lee Ben Chol. There is a legend that Li Ben found money to found a business on the ruins of a burnt house.
Samsung in translation means "three stars".It is believed that the company was named in honor of the three sons of Lee Ben Chol, the youngest of whom, Lee Kun-hee, for a long time was the head of the family business. Despite his resignation, Li Kun Hee is the owner of a large stake in the company, as well as the richest man in South Korea.
Today, the annual turnover of the Samsung group of companies is more than $ 200 billion.
