Floris Maijers

From Wikispooks
Revision as of 00:53, 2 November 2024 by Terje (talk | contribs) (unstub)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Person.png Floris MaijersRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(businessman)
Opdracht Financieel Dagblad , persconferentie Unilever, de heer Maljers (m), Bestanddeelnr 933-9098 (cropped).jpg
Maljers in 1987
Born12 August 1933
Middelburg, Netherlands
Died2 December 2022 (Age 89)
NationalityDutch
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
InterestsWillem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Attended the 1988 Bilderberg, and 1993 Bilderberg as Chairman of the Board of Unilever

Employment.png Unilever/CEO

In office
1984 - 1994
EmployerUnilever
Bilderberger

Floris Anton Maijers was a Dutch business executive and mentor for Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.[1] He attended the 1988 Bilderberg, and 1993 Bilderberg as Chairman of the Board of Unilever.

Education

Floris Maljers grew up in Middelburg and studied economics at the University of Amsterdam.

Career

He did an internship in the Marketing Department of Lever's Soap, and then made a career there. He worked for other Unilever companies in Colombia and Turkey. He was director of the edible fats (margarine) division in Rotterdam for eight years.

In 1974, he joined the Board of Directors of Unilever. Ten years later, Maljers became the chairman of the board, which he would remain until 1994.[2] under his leadership, Unilever focused on four core products: food, detergents, toiletries and specialty chemicals. Activities that did not fit here were sold.[3]

Maljers became a board member at various companies such as KLM, Philips, Vendex and ABN AMRO and was part of the Supervisory Board of the University Medical Center Utrecht, The Royal Concertgebouw and the National Museum of Antiquities. He was Professor of Business Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

He was regularly engaged by ministries for assignments. At the request of Minister Hans Wijers, Maljers was involved in the attempt to save aircraft manufacturer Fokker from ruin, and he chaired the committee that investigated alternatives to submerging the Hedwig Polder in 2006.

As a mentor, Maljers accompanied Crown Prince Willem-Alexander on his introduction to the business world.[3]

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/19883 June 19885 June 1988Austria
Interalpen-Hotel
Telfs-Buchen
The 36th meeting, 114 participants
Bilderberg/199322 April 199325 April 1993Greece
Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel
Vouliagmeni
The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


References