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Arie Westerlaken 1946, Dutch
Member of the GMC since May 1998, Secretary to the
Board of Management since 1997 and Chief Legal Officer
since 1996
Corporate responsibilities: Legal, Company Secretary,
Company Manual, General Business Principles
Arie Westerlaken graduated in law from the University of
Utrecht. He joined Philips’ legal department in the Netherlands
in 1973 and was appointed general counsel to Philips Japan in
1979. After six years in Japan and five years with the Corporate
Legal Department in Eindhoven, he left Philips in 1990 to
become director of legal affairs at DAF Trucks. Returning to
Philips in 1994, he was appointed director of legal affairs.
Tjerk Hooghiemstra 1956, Dutch
Member of the GMC since April 2000; responsible for
Human Resources Management since 2000
Corporate responsibilities: Human Resources Management
Tjerk Hooghiemstra graduated in economics from Erasmus
University in Rotterdam in 1982. He spent three years with the
Amro Bank before joining the Hay Group in 1986, becoming a
member of its European Executive Board and a partner of the
Hay Group Exempted Partnership. Joining Philips in 1996, he
was appointed managing director of HRM for the Consumer
Electronics division.
Scott McGregor 1956, American
Member of the GMC from January 2002 and President/CEO
of the Semiconductors division from 2001 until 2004
Scott McGregor holds a B.A. in psychology and an M.Sc. in
computer science and computer engineering from Stanford
University. He joined Philips Semiconductors in 1998 with
responsibility for the newly created unit Emerging Businesses,
focusing on creating fast-growing markets such as smart cards,
networking, digital media processing and computing. Prior to
joining Philips, he held senior management positions at the
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Microsoft, Digital
Equipment and SCO. Scott McGregor relinquished his position
as of January 1, 2005 and left the Company.
Jouko Karvinen 1957, Finnish
Member of the GMC since October 2002 and
President/CEO of the Medical Systems division since 2002
Corporate responsibilities: Medical Systems
Jouko Karvinen holds an M.Sc. in electronics and industrial
economics from Tampere University of Technology in Finland.
Before joining Philips in 2002, he was responsible for the
Automation Division of ABB Group Ltd. and was a member of
the ABB Group Executive Committee. Jouko Karvinen also
served ABB Group in several international positions, with
business responsibilities in marketing and sales, project
management and operations. He has extensive experience in
integrating businesses after acquisitions.
Andrea Ragnetti 1960, Italian
Member of the GMC since January 2003 and Chief Marketing
Officer since 2003
Corporate responsibilities: Global Brand Management,
Design and Corporate Alliances
Andrea Ragnetti holds a degree in political science from
Perugia University. He began his career in marketing at Procter
& Gamble in 1987. In 1993 he joined Joh. A. Benckiser,
becoming marketing vice-president, a position he held until
1997. He joined Telecom Italia in 1998 as executive
vice-president of marketing for its Mobile division and took up
a similar position with its Consumer division a year later.
Theo van Deursen 1946, Dutch
Member of the GMC since April 2003 and President/CEO of
the Lighting division since 2003
Corporate responsibilities: Lighting, Quality Policy Board
Theo van Deursen joined Philips in 1973 after graduating in
Electronics and Business Administration at Eindhoven
University of Technology. Since then, he has held a number of
key management positions, including CEO of the Lighting
Electronics and Automotive & Special Lighting business groups.
In 2002 he was entrusted with responsibility for the dissolution
of the Components division. In 1985 he graduated from IMD’s
Executive MBA program and later complemented this study
with an Executive MBA from the University of Virginia.
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Group Management Committee
As at December 31, 2004, the Group Management Committee (GMC) was composed of the Board of Management and the following senior officers: