{"id":21,"date":"2026-08-05T22:58:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T22:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cerulean-partners.com\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-08-05T22:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T22:58:35","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cerulean-partners.com\/index.php\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cf543c94 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#40545c;padding-top:120px;padding-right:clamp(24px,7vw,110px);padding-bottom:110px;padding-left:clamp(24px,7vw,110px)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#5bc5c2;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">Leadership<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:38px;font-size:clamp(44px,6vw,72px);font-weight:500;line-height:1.08\">An entrepreneurial legacy.<\/h1>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#eef3f4;font-size:clamp(14.082px, 0.88rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.721), 21px);line-height:1.7\">Cerulean Partners reflects the shared experience, judgment, and long-term perspective of founders Derek and Hans Deubel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-adb18190 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f7f4ed;padding-top:110px;padding-right:clamp(24px,7vw,110px);padding-bottom:110px;padding-left:clamp(24px,7vw,110px)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2c3542f0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#5bc5c2;color:#5bc5c2\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#40545c;margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:8px;font-size:clamp(25.014px, 1.563rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.769), 42px);font-weight:500\">Derek Deubel<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#347dac;margin-bottom:30px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase\">Founder &amp; CEO<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#40545c;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);line-height:1.75\">Derek brings extensive entrepreneurial, operating, and beverage-industry experience to Cerulean Partners. As the founder and former CEO of TechniBlend, he understands the opportunities and challenges involved in building, leading, and growing a specialized business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#40545c;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);line-height:1.75\">He continues to serve as a strategic advisor within the beverage industry and brings an experienced owner\u2019s perspective to Cerulean\u2019s investments and relationships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#347dac;color:#347dac\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#40545c;margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:8px;font-size:clamp(25.014px, 1.563rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.769), 42px);font-weight:500\">Hans Deubel<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#347dac;margin-bottom:30px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase\">Founder<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#40545c;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);line-height:1.75\">Hans brings decades of business and beverage-industry experience to Cerulean Partners. His practical judgment and long-term outlook helped shape the firm\u2019s emphasis on sound fundamentals, trusted relationships, and thoughtful stewardship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#40545c;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);line-height:1.75\">His complete biography will further reflect the professional experience and accomplishments that inform Cerulean\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76e8c867 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#edf7f7;padding-top:90px;padding-right:clamp(24px,7vw,110px);padding-bottom:90px;padding-left:clamp(24px,7vw,110px)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#40545c;font-size:clamp(25.014px, 1.563rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.769), 42px);font-weight:500\">Experience that stays engaged.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#40545c;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.521), 19px);line-height:1.7\">Cerulean\u2019s founders remain active as business owners, advisors, and partners\u2014applying lessons earned over decades to the opportunities ahead.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leadership An entrepreneurial legacy. Cerulean Partners reflects the shared experience, judgment, and long-term perspective of founders Derek and Hans Deubel. Derek Deubel Founder &amp; CEO Derek brings extensive entrepreneurial, operating, and beverage-industry experience to Cerulean Partners. As the founder and former CEO of TechniBlend, he understands the opportunities and challenges involved in building, leading, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"cerulean-full-width","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cerulean-partners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cerulean-partners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cerulean-partners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cerulean-partners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cerulean-partners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cerulean-partners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27,"href":"https:\/\/cerulean-partners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/27"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cerulean-partners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}