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Jonkman was founded by [[Cornelis Jonkman]] in 17th century as a merchant house. Over the next three centuries, the merchant house expanded into areas including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail. Under Jan Anne Jonkman in the 1850s, the company expanded its business into shipping, railroads and textiles, drastically driving the corporation's growth. In the 20th century the company expanded operations into electronics, manufacturing, aerospace engineering, shipbuilding, and chemicals. It became the largest employer in New Netherland by the mid-20th century, with the Jonkman family being one of the richest in the world.
Notable Jonkman industrial affiliates include Jonkman Electronics & technologies (the world’s largest information technology company, consumer electronics maker and chipmaker measured by revenue) Jonkman heavy industries (the world's second-largest shipbuilder) and Jonkman Engineering and Jonkman C&T, it includes numerous subsidiaries and has often a great deal of influence in many other companies.
== History ==
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In 1927 the company also entered the radio broadcasting and entertainment industries. It became a silent investor into the popping entertainment industry in the region. Through their power in several aspects of New Netherlandish life, they exerted power over society and the government.
== Corporate structure
Jonkman Enterprises compromises around 93 companies, Its activities include construction, consumer electronics, financial services, shipbuilding, defence products, aerospace, car manufacturing and medical services. Its corporate structure is thus often said to be a massive web that has over the centuries become more and more efficient.
== See also ==
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