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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Hessels, Jan-Michiel 66 2008 Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Kleisterlee, Gerard 63 2001 President & Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board, Chairman of the Group Management Committee
Thompson, J. 67 2008 Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Secretary
Sivignon, Pierre-Jean 53 2005 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Member of the Management Board, Member of the Group Management Committee
Dutine, Gottfried 57 2002 Executive Vice President, Member of the Management Board, Member of the Management Group Committee
Ragnetti, Andrea 49 2008 Member of the Management Board, Executive Vice-President, Chief Executive Officer Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Member of the Group Management Committee
Provoost, Rudy 49 2008 Member of the Management Board, Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer Philips Lighting, Member of the Group Management Committee
Rusckowski, Steve 52 2007 Member of the Management Board, Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer Philips Healthcare
De Vries, Maarten 47 2008 Chief Information Officer, Global Head of Purchasing, Member of the Group Management Committee
Harwig, Rick 60 2007 Chief Technology Officer, Member of the Group Management Committee
Van Kuyck, Geert 2008 Chief Marketing Officer
Coutinho, Eric 58 2007 Company Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Member of the Management Committee
Ruizendaal, Gerard 51 2007 Chief Strategy Officer, Controller, Member of the Group Management Committee
Kroese, Hayko 54 2007 Global Head of Human Resources Management, Member of the Group Management Committee
Greenbury, Richard 73 1998 Member of the Supervisory Board
Van Miert, Karel 67 2000 Member of the Supervisory Board
Van Lede, Cornelis 66 2003 Member of the Supervisory Board
Kist, Ewald 65 2004 Member of the Supervisory Board
Schiro, James 63 2005 Member of the Supervisory Board
Von Prondzynski, Heino 60 2007 Member of the Supervisory Board
Poon, Christine 56 2009 Member of the Supervisory Board
Van der Veer, Jeroen 62 2009 Member of the Supervisory Board

Biographies

Name Description
Hessels, Jan-Michiel Mr. Jan-Michiel Hessels has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV as of March 27, 2008. He was first appointed to the Supervisory Board of the Company in 1999. He is also Member of the Remuneration Committee, and former Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee (until March 27, 2008). He is the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Royal Vendex KBB and is currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Euronext. He is also Member of the Supervisory Boards of Heineken and former Member of the Supervisory Board of Fortis and former Member of the International Advisory Board of Blackstone. Mr. Hessels holds a degree in Labor Economics from the London School of Economics and graduated with a Masters of Legal Letters from the University of Leiden in 1966 and a Masters in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Hessels is Member of the Company's Corporate Governance and Nomination & Selection Committee.
Kleisterlee, Gerard Mr. Gerard J. Kleisterlee has been President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board of Management, Chairman of the Group Management Committee of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since April 30, 2001, Member of the Board of Management since April 2000 and Member of the Group Management Committee since January 1999. Mr. Kleisterlee joined Philips’ Medical Systems division in 1974 and has held numerous positions in the Company ever since. He became President of Philips Taiwan and Regional Manager for Philips Components in Asia-Pacific in 1996. From September 1997 to June 1998 he was also responsible for all activities of the Philips Group in China. Mr. Kleisterlee returned to Europe in 1999 as CEO of Philips’ Components division and was appointed Member of the Group Management Committee since January 1, 1999, and Executive Vice-President of Philips and Member of the Board of Management since April 1, 2000. Mr. Kleisterlee, attended Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and graduated with a degree in Electronic Engineering. He received an honorary Doctorate from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in 2005. He is Member of the European Table of Industrialists since 2001 and Member of its Executive Committee since 2007, chairing also its Competitiveness Working Group. He is also Member of the Asia Business Council, Member of the Dutch Innovation Platform, and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Eindhoven University of Technology(since July 2001). In November 2007 Mr. Kleisterlee joined the Executive Committee of the IMD in Lausanne, of which he became Chairman in September 2008. Mr Kleisterlee is Member of the Supervisory Board of De Nederlandsche Bank NV (July 2006) Chairman of the Foundation of the Cancer Centre Amsterdam and Member of the Supervisory Board of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.
Thompson, J. Mr. J.M. Thompson has been Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Secretary of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since March 27, 2008. He was first appointed as Member of the Supervisory Board in 2003. He is former Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of IBM, as well as former Director of Hertz and Robert Mondavi. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Toronto Dominion Bank and Director of Thomson Reuters Corporation. Mr. Thompson is Member of the Remuneration Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nomination & Selection Committee.
Sivignon, Pierre-Jean Mr. Pierre-Jean Sivignon has been Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Member of the Management Board, Member of the Group Management Committee of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since May 1, 2005. After graduating Mr. Sivignon enrolled as an Officer in the French Navy in 1978. Upon completion of his military service, he took a position as an external Auditor for the firm of Peat Marwick Mitchell and worked there until 1982. From 1982 until early 2001, he worked for the Schlumberger Group, where he held a variety of positions. These included Financial Controller for Dowell Schlumberger Oilfield Services (in Europe and Africa), General Manager of the Bank & Industry Division in Paris, and Group Treasurer in Paris and New York. In 2001, he moved to Faurecia SA, a supplier of automotive equipment listed on the Paris Stock Exchange, to become its Chief Financial Officer. He joined Philips' Board of Management on May 1, 2005, becoming the Company's Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sivignon graduated from the Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques (ESSEC) in Paris, where he studied Economics and Business Administration. In addition, he is a Certified Public Accountant in the French system (memorialiste).
Dutine, Gottfried Dr. Gottfried H.A. Dutine has been Executive Vice-President and Member of the Board of Management of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since March 28, 2002. He has been Member of the Group Management Committee since February, 2002. Dr. Dutine began his industrial career in 1979 at Rockwell-Collins GmbH in Frankfurt, where he was appointed Director of Engineering. In 1984 he joined Motorola Inc and became Group Director Product Operations of its European Communications Group. In 1989 he moved to Robert Bosch GmbH in Stuttgart where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mobile Communications Division. Blaupunkt GmbH and a number of automotive activities were part of that assignment. At the end of 1997 he joined Alcatel in Paris and became Vice-President of the Telecom Board Committee and Area President for Central & Eastern Europe and Russia. Dr. Dutine joined Philips as of February 1, 2002 and was appointed Member of the Board of Management as per March 28, 2002. Dr. Dutine holds a diploma in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Communications Technology from the Technische Universitaet Darmstadt (University of Darmstadt), Germany. His Memberships include Brussels Round Table, Trans Atlantic Business Dialogue (TABD), European Internet Foundation, Muenchner Kreis and Infocomm International Advisory Panel Singapore. He is also Senator honoris by Technische Universitaet Darmstadt (Technical University of Darmstadt) in Germany (2000).
Ragnetti, Andrea Mr. Andrea Ragnetti has been Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Philips Consumer Lifestyle of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since January 1, 2008. He is Member of the Board of Management since April 2006, Member of the Group Management Committee since January 2003 and CEO of the Consumer Lifestyle division since 2008. Mr. Ragnetti began his career in marketing at Procter & Gamble in 1987, first in Italy and then in Portugal. In 1993, he joined Joh.A. Benckiser (now Reckitt Benckiser), becoming marketing Vice-President in 1997. In the same year, he founded the Post Graduate School, Perugia, a training and consultancy firm. He joined Telecom Italia in 1998 as Executive Vice President of marketing for its Mobile division, before taking up a similar position with its Consumer division one year later. As Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Ragnetti is responsible for Philips' global marketing activities and brand management. On April 1, 2005, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Philips Domestic Appliances & Personal Care. On April 1, 2006 he became Member of the Board of Management, after being Member of the Group Management Committee since January 1, 2003. Mr. Ragnetti holds a degree in political science from Perugia University in Italy.
Provoost, Rudy Mr. Rudy Provoost has been Member of the Management Board, Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer Philips Lighting of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since April 2008. He is Member of the Board of Management since April 2006, and Member of the Group Management Committee since August 2003. Mr. Provoost began his professional career in 1984 with Procter & Gamble Benelux in Management Systems and worked for a number of years as Project Manager on various finance, operations and marketing and sales assignments. In 1987, he joined Canon Belgium as Marketing Planning Manager, and later became Sales and Marketing Manager for the Reprographics division. In 1989, he was appointed General Manager Marketing for all business operations. In 1992, Mr. Provoost joined Whirlpool as Managing Director for Belgium. He was named Vice President Consumer Services for Europe in 1993, and went on to become senior officer of Whirlpool Corporation and, successively, Vice President Group Sales in 1994, Vice President Group Marketing and Vice President Whirlpool Brand Group for Europe. In October 2000, he joined Philips as Executive Vice President of Consumer Electronics in Europe. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Global Sales and Services for Consumer Electronics, as well as Senior Vice President and Member of the Group Management Committee in August 2003. In 2004, he became Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Electronics division. In April 2006, he was appointed Member of the Board of Management. Mr. Provoost holds degrees in Psychology and Business Administration & Management from the Universiteit Gent (University of Gent) in Belgium. During his military service duty as an Officer in the Medical Services Division of the Belgian Army in 1983 -1984, Mr. Provoost also followed a university program for specialization in hospital management.
Rusckowski, Steve Mr. Steve H. Rusckowski has been Member of the Management Board, Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer Philips Healthcare of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since April 1, 2007. Before joining Philips, Mr. Rusckowski held numerous management positions with the healthcare division of Hewlett-Packard/Agilent Technologies. He was General Manager of Agilent’s Healthcare Solutions Group when Philips acquired this business in 2001. Mr. Rusckowski was previously CEO of the Imaging Systems business group of Philips Medical Systems. Mr. Rusckowski was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Philips Medical Systems and Member of the Group Management Committee on November 1, 2006. On April 1, 2007 he became Member of the Board of Management. Mr. Rusckowski holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a degree in management science from the Mass Institute of Technology (MIT). His Memberhiops include the Board of Directors at MedQuist since February 2002, the Board of Directors of Project Hope and the Board of Directors of Massachusetts High Tech Council.
De Vries, Maarten Mr. Maarten Jan De Vries has been Chief Information Officer and Member of the Group Management Committee of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since September 2007 and Global Head of Purchasing since September 2008. He began his career with Philips in 1986 as Controller of the Dutch Sales Organization for Consumer Lighting in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. From 1987 onwards he held various Controller positions in the Netherlands and moved from 1992 - 2002 to the Asia Pacific region. Between 1996-2002 Maarten de Vries acted as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Philips Consumer Electronics’ Monitors Business Unit in Chung-li, Taiwan. He became Senior Vice President and CFO for the DAP division in 2002, but returned to the Consumer Electronics division in 2003 as Executive Vice President and CFO. Mr. Maarten de Vries holds a Masters degree in Business Economics from the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (University of Groningen), as well as a post-graduate degree from the Vrije University of Amsterdam.
Harwig, Rick Dr. Rick Harwig has been Chief Technology Officer and Member of the Group Management Committee of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since April 1, 2006. After finishing his Ph.D research in 1977 from Utrecht University, Dr. Harwig joined Philips Research in 1978 to develop processes for integrated circuits on silicon. In 1984, he became Manager of the Integrated Circuits advanced development in a joint program between Research and Semiconductors. In 1991, he became Director of the Advanced Systems Laboratories of Consumer Electronics, charged with development of digital media applications. In 1977 he returned to Research as Head of Access and Interaction Systems. From August 2000 to February 2007, he led the Management of Philips Research at the High Tech Campus, Eindhoven. He was Chief Executive Officer of Philips Research from January 1, 2004 till February 1, 2007
Van Kuyck, Geert Mr. Geert Van Kuyck has been Chief Marketing Officer of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since January 1, 2008. Mr. van Kuyck began his career with Procter & Gamble, holding various marketing positions in Europe and the United Staes of America, 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.
Coutinho, Eric Mr. Eric Coutinho has been Company Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since May 1, 2006. He was appointed to the Group Management Committee on February 1, 2007. After completing his Law degree at the Universiteit Leiden, Mr. Coutinho joined Philips' Corporate Legal department in Amsterdam in 1979. In 1980 he moved to the legal department of the Dutch sales organization where he served as the Consumer division's business lawyer. This was followed by a move back to Corporate Legal to serve the global purchasing organization. In 1993, Mr. Coutinho joined Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions and then in 1995 he returned to Corporate Legal to head the Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Support group, during which time he was involved in various divestments, including Car Systems, Polygram, the Media division and, more recently, Semiconductors.
Ruizendaal, Gerard Mr. Gerard J. Ruizendaal has been Chief Strategy Officer, Group Controller of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since May 2005. He became Member of the Group Management Committee in Februayr 2007. He joined Philips in 1984 as Manager of Accounting Policies & Directives in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. From 1986-1990 he held various positions as Controller. Between 1991-1995 Mr. Ruizendaal acted as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Philips Lighting Europe and as CFO for Philips Lighting Asia, based in Hong Kong and Singapore, until 1998. He was CFO for Philips Consumer Communications in Paris until 2001. Mr. Ruizendaal was appointed Group Controller in 2001 and in addition Head of Group Strategy in 2005. Mr. Ruizendaal holds Masters degrees in both Economics and Business Law from the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, as well as a degree in Auditing from the University of Tilburg and is a CPA under Dutch law.
Kroese, Hayko Mr. Hayko Kroese has been Global Head of Human Resources Management and Member of the Group Management Committee of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since February 1, 2007. Mr. Kroese began his career with Philips in the People & Organization consultancy department. From 1986-1990 he managed Recruitment & Learning for AT&T Network Systems. Following this he became Member of the AT&T Netherlands management team, leading the HR function until 1994. In 1994 he returned to Philips as Head of HR for the Philips Components division, based first in Eindhoven and later in California. He returned to the Netherlands in 2003 as Head of People & Organisation Development at Corporate Human Resource Management. In 2006 he became the Head of HR for Philips Medical Systems. Mr. Kroese was appointed to the Group Management Committee on February 1, 2007. Mr. Kroese completed his degree in Psychology at the University of Tilburg.
Greenbury, Richard Sir Richard Greenbury has been Member of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since 1998. He is former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marks & Spencer and former Director of Lloyds TSB, British Gas, ICI, Zeneca and Electronics Boutique Plc. Sir Greenbury is Member of the Company's Remuneration Committee.
Van Miert, Karel Prof. Karel A.L.M. Van Miert has been Member of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since 2000. He is former Vice-President of the European Commission and former President of Nyenrode University. He is Member of the Supervisory Board of RWE, Agfa Gevaert, De Persgroep, Munich Re, Anglo American, Vivendi Universal, Sibelco and Solvay. Professor van Miert is also Member of the Advisory Board of Goldman Sachs, Uni-Credito and Eli Lilly. He holds a Master of Arts dergree from Universiteit Gent and studied at Universite-Nancy. Prof. Van Miert is Member of the Company's Audit Committee.
Van Lede, Cornelis Mr. Cornelis J.A. (Cees) Van Lede has been Member of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since 2003. He was former Chairman of the Board of Management of Akzo Nobel and currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Heineken. He is also currently Member of the Supervisory Boards of Akzo Nobel, AirFrance/KLM, (until rececently Reed Elsevier), Sara Lee Corporation, Air Liquide, Chairman of the Board of Directors of INSEAD and Senior Advisor JP Morgan Plc. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from Universiteit Leiden and an MBA from Insead Business School. Mr. Van Lede is Member of the Company's Remuneration Committee.
Kist, Ewald Mr. Ewald Kist has been Member of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since 2004. He is also Member of the Audit Committee, of which he is Chairman as of March 27, 2008. He is former Chairman of the Executive Board of ING Group. He is currently member of the Supervisory Boards of the Dutch Central Bank, DSM, Moody's Investor Services and Stage Entertainment.
Schiro, James Mr. James J. Schiro has been Member of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since 2005. He is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zurich Financial Services and Chairman of the Group Management Board. He also serves on various boards of private and listed companies including PepsiCo as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Supervisory Board. Mr. Schiro is former Chairman of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce. He is a graduate from Dartmouth College and also holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from St John's University. Mr. Schiro is Member of the Company's Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nomination & Selection Committee.
Von Prondzynski, Heino Mr. Heino Von Prondzynski has been Member of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV since March 29, 2007. He is also Member of the Audit Committee as of March 27, 2008. He is former Member of the Corporate Executive Committee of the F. Hoffmann - La Roche Group and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Division Roche Diagnostics. He currently serves as Member of the Supervisory Board of Qiagen and Epigenomics and Chairman of BB Medtech AG.
Poon, Christine Ms. Christine A. Poon serves as Member of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV with effect from March 27, 2009. She has been named Dean of Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business as per April, 2009. She will also hold the John W. Berry Sr. Chair in Business. In view of this appointment she retires from her positions as Vice Chairman of Johnson & Johnson’s Board of Directors and Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Group as of March 1, 2009. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson in November 2000, she spent 15 years at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where her most recent position was President of International Medicines. Ms. Poon is on the Board of Directors of Prudential Financial, Inc., in Newark, NJ, and the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA. A graduate of Northwestern University with a B.A. in Biology in 1973, she acquired an M.S. in Biology and Biochemistry at St. Louis University in 1976 and an M.B.A. in Finance from Boston University in 1982. Her achievements in pharmaceuticals earned her the honor of being named the 2004 Healthcare Businesswomen's Association Woman of the Year.
Van der Veer, Jeroen Mr. Jeroen Van der Veer serves as Member of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV with effect from July 1, 2009. He has been Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell since October 2004. He joined the group in 1971 and held a number of senior management positions around the world before he was appointed a Group Managing Director in 1997. He is a Non-executive Director of Unilever and was World President of the Society of Chemical Industry from 2002-2004, Vice-Chairman of the World Business Council of Sustainable Development from 2006-2007. Since June 2007 he is Chairman of the European Round Table Energy and Climate Change Working Group. He has two degrees - one in mechanical engineering from Technische Universiteit Delft (Delft University) and another in economics from the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (Erasmus University Rotterdam).
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