Ralph Sonnenberg was born on 1934 in Meggen, Switzerland, Netherlands, is Chairman and CEO, Hunter Douglas N.V.. Blinds baron Ralph Sonnenberg is chairman and CEO of Netherlands-based Hunter Douglas Group. His father founded the maker of window coverings and architectural products in 1919 as a machine-tool manufacturer; eventually the company developed the technology for the production of flexible aluminum slats for Venetian blinds. The company doesn't just supply homeowners--the world's tallest building, Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower, sports blinds and ceiling systems by Hunter Douglas. Sonnenberg owns upwards of 80% of the company's stock, and his sons Marko and David work for Hunter Douglas.
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Biography/Timeline
1930
Hunter Douglas was founded by his Father, who was Jewish and fled Germany in the early 1930s, in 1919. He owns at least 80% of Hunter Douglas.