Tom de Bruin joined GrainPro, Inc. in 2002 as Vice President of Marketing & Sales. In 2007 he opened the manufacturing plant in Subic Bay where he assumed the role of President and CEO of GrainPro Philippines, a subsidiary of GrainPro, Inc. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Tom received his master’s degree in Hebrew and Aramaic languages and literature, Jewish history, and philosophy at Leyden State University, Netherlands. To pursue post-graduate studies, he relocated to Israel and continued at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He further studied psychotherapy, human resources management and international marketing.
In Israel, Tom became a member of Kibbutz Haogen, where he was employed by the Kibbutz Family and Child Clinic in Tel Aviv as a psychotherapist. Later, he was recruited by Haogenplast – one of the largest plastics manufacturers in the Middle East, where he was initially employed as HR Manager and subsequently as Export/Sales Manager. His sales experience with Haogenplast involved worldwide travel and contact with organizations, governments and farm communities in need of safe storage for post harvest commodities.
Tom is residing in the Philippines now for almost 15 years of which the last 10 years in the Freeport. He served for several years as director for the Chamber in the past and is renewing his candidacy for director.
He is fluent in English, French,Dutch, Hebrew and German and getting better in Tagalog.
Lives in Kalayaan and has a Filipino family with two kids in college, two in high school.
