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Gerard Kleisterlee is President and Chief Executive Officer of Philips and Chairman of the Board of Management and the Group Management Committee.
Since Mr. Kleisterlee joined Philips' Medical Systems division in 1974, Mr. Kleisterlee has held a number of positions in manufacturing management. From 1981 to 1986 he was the General Manager of Philips' Professional Audio Product Group. Mr. Kleisterlee joined Philips Components in 1986, and after becoming General Manager of Philips Display Components for Europe, he was appointed Managing Director of Philips Display Components Worldwide in 1994. 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 the activities of the Philips group in China.
Mr. Kleisterlee has been a member of the Group Management Committee since
January 1, 1999 and Executive Vice-President of Philips and a member of the Board of Management since April 1, 2000. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Philips on September 1, 2000. On April 30, 2001, he was appointed President/Chief Executive Officer of Philips and Chairman of the Board of Management and the Group Management Committee.
Mr. Kleisterlee, who was born in Germany in 1946, attended Eindhoven Technical University in the Netherlands and graduated with a degree in Electronic Engineering. He is married, with three children. | 