[2] He began his career with Procter & Gamble, in 1990,[1] then held a series of senior positions at Clorox, starting in 2005, then becoming CEO in 2014.
[7] Growing up in the Black Forest of Germany, he sawed wood until the age of 14, and also worked for the Siedle company, during holidays.
[1] Following his 1990 graduation from college,[8] Dorer began his career at Procter & Gamble (P&G), where he held a number of executive positions[9] in Germany over a five year span, then, after 1995, worked out of Stockholm, Sweden, Brussels, Belgium,[2] and Cincinnati, Ohio.
On 1 January 2013, he was named Clorox's executive VP and CEO for cleaning, international units, and corporate strategy.
[15] He remained CEO as of 2017, stating to media outlets that Clorox was continuing to focus on services such as online grocery shopping and e-commerce.
[21][22][23][24] Sources attributed the ranking to management tactics that included transparency, emphasizing results, giving workers flexibility,[22][23][25] and encouraging debate.