Rotary Noontime Welcomes Detlef Rethage

The Rotary Club of Marco Island Noontime is delighted to announce the induction of our newest member, Detlef Rethage. Detlef was born in Germany and learned an early life lesson in living frugally, which he continues to this day. Mr. Rethage achieved his MBA in Engineering with the goal to work abroad, which he soon did in Italy. His favorite memory of Italy is the food! In 1998 Detlef came to the U.S. as an expat with Creanova, a German Chemical Company, and decided to stay in the U.S. because he liked the people here. Detlef served as President of Nitto Avecia in Milford, Massachusetts, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company, and Nitto Avecia Pharma Services, Irvine, California. He was especially inspired by the novel technology. Detlef and his wife Alicia are now happily semi-retired since 2018 with quality-of-life goals including healthy living (Detlef plays pickleball 10 hours weekly), an addiction for travel, and a passion for helping others, especially young people with career and college decisions. Detlef was chairman of an Advisory Committee for outstanding students at Milford High School up to 2019. He would like to continue with that goal here locally. Detlef is a mentor and judge for start-up companies at Mass Challenge, Boston, Massachusetts, the largest start-up accelerator in the world. He is also a committee member at the International Men’s Club of Americas, Naples Chapter. Detlef’s executive leadership skills, international expertise, and passion for helping youth will be a great asset to our Club. We are thrilled to welcome Detlef as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Marco Island Noontime family.

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