People: STMicroelectronics NV (STM)

Mr. Tjerk Hooghiemstra has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of STMicroelectronics NV since February 1, 2010. He is also Member of the Company's Corporate Strategic Committee. He is responsible for Corporate Human Resources, Learning, Legal, Compliance, Internal Communication, Sustainability and Security, as well as for the Intellectual Properties Business Unit. He began his career at AMRO Bank. Later he joined HayGroup, where he rose through the ranks to become the European Head of HayMcBer in 1991. Five years later, he joined Philips Consumer Electronics as Managing Director of Human Resources. In 2000, he was appointed a Member of Royal Philips Electronics' Group Management Committee, responsible for Corporate Human Resources of the 160,000-employee global electronics group. From 2007-2009, Mr. Tjerk Hooghiemstra served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources, at the Majid Al Futtaim retail and real-estate group in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He graduated with a degree in Economics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.