Onze leidinggevende positie

‘Ik wil onze managers, lokale marktteams en business units de leiding geven en laten doen wat het beste voor Philips is. Een tijdige beslissing kan goed of fout zijn; een te late beslissing is altijd fout. Door onze marktteams de middelen te geven om te winnen, kunnen we succesvolle investeringen blijven doen. Innovatie blijft een hoeksteen van onze strategie. Investeren in innovatie is onderdeel van investeren in groei. Maar we moeten inzetten op basis van een gedegen begrip van lokale markten en klanten.’
Frans van Houten, President and CEO Royal Philips

CEO and Chairman, Royal Philips

Group responsibilities: Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sector Healthcare, Internal Audit, Information Technology, Supply Management, Marketing & Communication, Accelerate! - Overall transformation, End2End, Quality and Regulatory Compliance

Frans van Houten is CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee and the Board of Management of Royal Philips, a position he has held since April 2011.

He first joined the company in 1986 and has held multiple senior global leadership positions across the company, including co-CEO of the Consumer Electronics division and CEO of Philips Semiconductors.

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Management and the Executive Committee

Group responsibilities: Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Accelerate! - Operating Model

Abhijit joined Philips in 1987 and has held various senior leadership roles in the company in Asia Pacific, Europe and the US. He chaired the team responsible for the overall planning and execution of the separation process to create two winning companies focused on the HealthTech and Lighting opportunities, reporting directly to CEO Frans van Houten, and was also appointed CFO of Philips Lighting.

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and member of the Executive Committee

Group responsibilities: Legal and General Secretary

Marnix van Ginneken joined Philips’ legal department in 2007. In 2010 he became Head of Group Legal. In this role he was responsible for the various Group Legal departments in Amsterdam and Eindhoven, including Corporate & Financial Law, Legal Compliance and Legal M&A.

Before joining Philips, Marnix worked as an in-house lawyer for Akzo Nobel and before that as an attorney in a private practice.