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Rudy Provoost 1959, Belgian
Member of the GMC since August 2003 and CEO of the
Consumer Electronics division since 2004
Corporate responsibilities: Consumer Electronics, International
Retail Board Management
Rudy Provoost holds degrees in psychology and business
administration from the University of Gent. He began his career
in 1984 with Procter & Gamble Benelux. In 1987 he �oined Canon
Belgium,intheeldsofSalesandMarketing,becomingGeneral
Manager of Marketing for all business operations in 1989. In 1992
he �oined Whirlpool Belgium as Managing Director, going on to
become Vice-President Whirlpool Brand Group Europe in 1999.
He �oined Philips in October 2000, when he was appointed
Executive Vice-President of Philips Consumer Electronics in Europe.
He was appointed CEO of Philips Consumer Electronics Global
Sales and Services in 2003.
Barbara Kux 1954, Swiss
Member of the GMC since October 2003 and Chief
ProcurementOfcersince2003
Corporate responsibilities: Supply Management,
Sustainability Board
Barbara Kux holds an MBA from INSEAD. She began her career
with Nestlé Germany as Marketing Manager in 1979. In 1984 she
�oined McKinsey, handling global assignments in strategy and business
transformation. Five years later she �oined ABB as Vice-President
responsible for the company’s entry into Central and Eastern Europe.
In 1993 she returned to Nestlé as Vice-President of the company’s
Central and Eastern Europe region. In 1999 she �oined Ford Europe
as Executive Director responsible for capturing corporate synergies
and establishing common business processes and structures across
all key functions, including Procurement.
Frans van Houten 1960, Dutch
Member of the GMC since August 2003 and CEO of the
Semiconductors division since 2004
Corporate responsibilities: Semiconductors
Frans van Houten holds a degree in economics, marketing and
business management. He �oined Philips in 1986, working in Sales
and Marketing, before moving to the US in 1992 to become CEO
ofPhilipsAirvision,asmallin-ightentertainmentstart-up.From
1993 to 1996 he was Vice-President Global Marketing and Sales of
the Communication Network Systems division at PKI in Germany.
In 1996 he �oined the Consumer Electronics (CE) division, setting
up the Disc Systems business. In 1998 he became Chief Operating
OfceroftheDigitalVideoGroupinPaloAlto,California,before
moving to Singapore in 1999 as Executive Vice-President of CE’s
countryorganizationsandbusinessesintheAsiaPacicandMiddle
East & Africa regions. In 2002 he became General Manager of
Global Business Creation for CE, and in 2003 he was appointed
CEO of the Consumer Electronics Business Groups.