Phil Giesler
Phil Giesler is the Director of Innovation for Unilever Corporate Ventures. He is based in San Francisco as a full-time member of the Physic operating team. Phil is responsible for leveraging Unilever’s technical and marketing resources to the full advantage of the Physic team and its portfolio companies, including access to more than 5,000 scientists and engineers involved in new product development, access to deal flow, market research, scientific data, marketing and distribution expertise, due diligence capabilities and a broad network of contacts.
Phil was formerly a Board Director of Textronics Inc., a UTVportfolio company recently successfully sold to Adidas Inc. He is currently on the Board of Rayne Corporation (acquirer of Pionetics) and Efficas. Phil is a member ofthe NVCA's Corporate Venture Advisory Group.
Formerly, Phil led Unilever's Global Technology Center for Household Care in Milan, responsible for global research and development for all elements of Unilever's $1.5 billion Household Care business. Phil has gained extensive experience at Unilever, mainly focused on its Home & Personal Care business in R&D, Innovation, Category Management, and its Supply Chain.
He has a degree in Industrial Chemistry from York University and an MBA from Bradford University. Phil will serve Chair of the National Venture Capital Association's (NVCA) Corporate Venture Advisory Group from May 2010.
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