Rene Molendijk

Rene Molendijk is an accomplished Sales & Commercial Director for Benelux at Univar Solutions, overseeing turnover and gross profit for chemical distribution activities in The Netherlands, while managing multiple teams including Sales, Export, Customer Service, and Product Management. With prior experience as European Product Manager for Solvents EMEA and Product Manager at Univar Europe Commercial Group, Rene has extensive expertise in defining product strategies and managing a broad portfolio of chemical products. Rene's early career includes roles as Product Manager for Overseas Sourcing at Vopak, focusing on international sourcing and procurement of commodity chemicals, and as Account Manager at Transol Chemicals B.V., responsible for developing key accounts in Belgium and The Netherlands. Rene holds a master's degree in Law from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a bachelor's degree in Commercial Economy/Marketing from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.