Robert Laverne is DILO’s newly hired Business Development Manager who will be focusing on growing our Industrial Gas Equipment Product Line. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Robert graduated from UC Berkely for his undergraduate degree before earning his graduate degree at Rutgers University. He earned his MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.
Robert began his career in Pharmaceuticals, where he consulted Concorde Specialty Gases on bids and contracts in the Middle East. In 2010, he was hired full-time at Concorde, where he served as Director of Strategic Planning. During his time there, Robert began meeting the DILO team often at various tradeshows where he became more familiar with what we do as a company.
When asked why he was interested in working for DILO, Robert replied:
“DILO was always a company that I looked up to. When I first met Lucas Rothlisberger [DILO’s late CEO], I was very impressed with the amount he knew on the one simple molecule (which the world knows nothing about) and how important it was. I wanted to emulate that. When I went to different industry conferences, the respect that end-users gave to all the DILO employees showed me that there is something special about this organization and the employees who work there. The employees always looked like they were having a good time and were proud to be a part of it. The employees were not just knowledgeable sales representative or service representatives- they were problem solvers. I wanted to the same.”
Now that Robert is officially part of the DILO Family, he appreciates the support he has received from everyone and how everyone works together to solve problems for the good of the team. In his role at DILO, Robert is responsible for building and sustaining connections with existing clients, entering strategic partnerships, and devising other plans to boost profits and market share for the Industrial Gas Equipment Product Line. With our Industrial Gas Equipment Line, DILO offers solutions for the safe handling of specialty gases such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, CF4, argon, oxygen, xenon, nitrogen, and gas mixtures.
Our General Manager, Billy Lao, stated, “After many years of knowing Robert, his knowledge continues to impress me. His professionalism, ability to communicate at all levels, and his vast knowledge of the specialty gas industry including the users and the stakeholders are an impressive asset that he is sharing with the team.”
Outside of work, Robert enjoys reading in his free time. He is currently enjoying the Maurice Leblanc series Lupin, the Gentleman Burglar. Another of Robert’s hobbies is riding his road bicycle (like the ones in Tour de France). So far, he has ridden in Napa Valley, Provence, France and Menorca, Spain. He will have to check some locations off his wife’s bucket list before going another bike tour. Like many DILO employees, Robert is also a dog lover and enjoys spending his time with his best friend Piper, a German Sheppard who doesn’t leave his side.
We are excited to have Robert on the team and look forward to seeing how he can help DILO develop our Industrial Gas Equipment Line!
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