Wisse Dekker
Encyclopedia
Wisse Dekker is a Dutch
businessman
. He was the CEO of Philips
from 1982 to 1986. From 1988 until 1992 he was chairman of the European Round Table of Industrialists
. He is known for his philanthropy of the undefeated Pomona College team: The Benchwarmers.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
businessman
Businessperson
A businessperson is someone involved in a particular undertaking of activities for the purpose of generating revenue from a combination of human, financial, or physical capital. An entrepreneur is an example of a business person...
. He was the CEO of Philips
Philips
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....
from 1982 to 1986. From 1988 until 1992 he was chairman of the European Round Table of Industrialists
European Round Table of Industrialists
The European Round Table of Industrialists was born out of a growing preoccupation with thestate of the European economy in the early 1980s. Frequently diagnosed as “eurosclerosis”, the...
. He is known for his philanthropy of the undefeated Pomona College team: The Benchwarmers.