Beiersdorf

Beiersdorf AG

Type	Aktiengesellschaft (FWB: BEI)
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	1882
Headquarters	Hamburg, Germany
Key people	Thomas-Bernd Quaas (CEO and Chairman of the management board), Reinhard Pöllath (Chairman of the supervisory board)
Products	Personal care products
Revenue	€5.748 billion (2009)[1]
Operating income	€587 million (2009)[1]
Profit	€374 million (2009)[1]
Employees	20,350 (2009)[1]
Website	www.beiersdorf.com

Beiersdorf AG (FWB: BEI) is a multinational corporation based in Hamburg, Germany, manufacturing personal care products. Its brands include:

• 8x4
• atrix
• basis
• Duo
• Elastoplast
• Eucerin (makers of Aquaphor)
• Florena
• Hansaplast
• JUVENA
• Labello Lipcare (also called 'Liposan')
• La Prairie (stylized as 'la prairie')
• Marlies Möller
• NIVEA
• SBT (abbreviated from 'Skin Biology Therapy')
• Slek

Although its shares are publicly listed, Beiersdorf is controlled by Tchibo Holding AG, which directly owns 50.49 percent of shares. Tchibo Holding is held by members of the Herz family. Tchibo is known as a coffee company and on-line and mail-order retailer.

See also

• List of German companies

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Annual Report 2009". Beiersdorf. http://www.beiersdorf.com/GetFile.ashx?id=1195&TG=News_Information. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 

External links

• Official website

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