Kommer Damen
REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 5/8/17
$1.92 B
- 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.
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