Oriflame
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Oriflame AB | |
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Type | Public (OMX: ORI SDB) |
Founded | 1967 |
Founder | Jonas af Jochnick, Robert af Jochnick |
Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
Key people | Magnus Brännström (CEO) Robert af Jochnick (Chairman) |
Industry | Cosmetics |
Revenue | € 917.9 million (2006)[1] |
Operating income | € 127.1 million (2006) |
Employees | 5,610 (2006) |
Website | / oriflame.com |
Oriflame AB (OMX: ORI SDB) is a cosmetics company, founded in 1967 in Sweden by the brothers Jonas af Jochnick and Robert af Jochnick. The company sells skin care and cosmetic products through an independent sales force of over 2.2 million people.[2] In the year 2006, the company reached revenues of € 918 million, and reported it had approximately 5,610 employees, 600 products sold in 59 countries, and production facilities in Poland, India, Sweden, China, and Russia. In 2007, Oriflame relocated its global headquarters from Waterloo, Belgium, to Stockholm, Sweden. Oriflame is a co-founder of the World Childhood Foundation, and is publicly traded, listing on the Nordic Exchange.
[edit] References
- ^ Oriflame Cosmetics Annual Report 2006 (PDF). Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ^ "Oriflame Q2 pretax rises on strong sales growth; results above expectations", AFX News, Forbes, 1 August 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.