Werner Linders
Director, Europe Middle East & Africa
JohnsonDiversey Consulting

Werner started his career in 1989 as Management Trainee with Unilever Belgium.
After a year’s training at the Lever Industrial’s Corporate Development & Application Centre in Holland, he transferred back to Belgium to take up the responsibilities of Product Group Manager Industry (Food & Beverage Hygiene, Laundry and Metal Service Treatment), followed by the appointment as Sales & Marketing Manager for the Belgian Lever Industrial Food & Beverage Division.

In 1995, Werner moved to Lever Industrial Australasia (New Zealand based) to develop the New Zealand/Australian Food & Beverage business unit.
After the merger of Lever Industrial and Diversey (1996), Werner became responsible as Country Manager New Zealand for the integration of the two businesses.
In 1997 he transferred to Australia were he was appointed as Business Development Director Australasia.

In May 1999 Werner joined DiverseyLever Consulting with the responsibility for the development of the food safety and brand protection consulting business within Asia Pacific.

In 2001 he returned to Belgium to take up the lead role for JohnsonDiversey Consulting - Europe. In 2005 this was expanded to include Middle East & Africa.

Werner holds a Master Degree in Food Science and Technology, which he complemented with Post-University degrees in Sales Management and Business Administration.

Member of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Technical Committee (Paris, France) Departmental Board Member University College Ghent, Faculty of biosciences (Gent, Belgium)