Philips Senior Management - Philips Simplicity Event, Moscow, Russia

Rudy Provoost

Rudy Provoost is Chief Executive Officer of Philips Lighting and a member of the Philips Board of Management. After holding various positions at Procter & Gamble, Canon and Whirlpool, Mr. Provoost joined Philips in 2000 as Executive Vice-President of the former Consumer Electronics (CE) sector in Europe. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Global Sales and Services for CE as well as Senior Vice-President and member of the Group Management Committee in 2003. In 2004 he became Chief Executive Officer of Philips CE and went on to become CEO of Philips Lighting in April 2008.

Geert van Kuyck

Geert van Kuyck is Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Royal Philips Electronics. Mr. van Kuyck began his career with Procter & Gamble, holding various marketing positions in Europe and the USA, with a combination of local, regional and global responsibilities. He then joined Starbucks as Vice-President of Marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa before joining Philips in 2005. He was appointed to his present post as CMO for Royal Philips Electronics in December 2007.

Stefano Marzano

Stefano Marzano is CEO and Chief Creative Director of Philips Design.  Mr. Marzano began his career working on a wide range of assignments for several design firms. In 1973, he joined Philips Design in The Netherlands, as Design Leader for Data Systems and Telecommunication products. He returned to Italy in 1982 to direct the Philips-Ire Design Centre (Major Domestic Appliances), becoming Vice President of Corporate Industrial Design for Whirlpool International in 1989. In 1991, he took up his present post with Philips in The Netherlands.

For further information, please contact:

Santa van der Laarse

Philips Corporate Communications
Tel:  +31 20 59 77 209   
Email:  santa.van.der.laarse@philips.com

Gert van Doorn

Philips Corporate Communications
Tel:  +31 20 59 77208   
Email:  gert.van.doorn@philips.com

About Royal Philips Electronics

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is a diversified Health and Well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of “sense and simplicity”. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 128,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 27 billion in 2007, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.