Kommer Damen – Billionaire

• Kommer’s father and uncle, Jan and Rien, founded Damen Shipyards in a shed next to the family home in the Dutch town of Hardinxveld-Giessendam in 1922.
• Kommer bought the shipyard in 1969 and introduced the modular shipbuilding concept to the construction of small boats and launches.
• Damen Group is now one of Europe’s largest family-owned shipbuilders, generating $1.7 billion in annual revenue worldwide in 2016.

Source:

1. forbes