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Detlef Geerlings |
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I
was born in Veldhoven in the Netherlands. Shortly
thereafter my parents moved to Eindhoven, where I grew up. I lived in Taiwan
when my father worked there for Philips. |
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I
went to Wageningen to study Food Technology at the Agricultural
University
there. After finishing university, I
joined Heineken. After different positions in Holland,
France and Zaire. I left Heineken and joined Lever Industrial as a project
manager for brewery industry cleaning.
Lever Industrial was merged with Diversey to form DiverseyLever.
Later DiverseyLever was sold by Unilever to JWP and
JohnsonDiversey was formed. In 2010
the company was renamed Diversey as the Johnson’s pulled out. In 2011, Sealed
Air, bought Diversey. In 2017 Diversey was sold to Bain Capital and became an
independent company. In 2021 Diversey was listed on the Nasdaq and became a
public company. In 2023, Diversey was acquired by Solenis.
Since I joined the company I have worked in R&D, marketing and account
management and sales support. I retired in mid-2025. |
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I
enjoy playing with my dog Guus,
traveling, diving with Hi-Dive, photography, cooking,
reading and collecting stamps from old
Germany. |
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