 The company is publicly listed; the CEO, Ralph Sonnenberg, owns more than 80% of the stock.The head office is in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and a management office in Lucerne, Switzerland.The current corporate structure, Hunter Douglas N.V., was formed in the Netherlands Antilles in 1971 as a result of a restructuring of the previous Canadian entity, Hunter Douglas Ltd. For tax reasons, investors could select either common or preferred shares through 1990.