Philips 2008 Annual Report Download - page 13

Final thoughts
I would like to thank our employees, including our
many new employees from our acquisitions, for their
hard work over the past 12 months. Time and again,
they have demonstrated the resilience and drive to
rise to a challenge. And I know I can count on their
continued dedication and effort in the face of this
latest hurdle.
I would also like to thank our other stakeholders,
and in particular our customers, for the loyalty and
confidence they have shown toward us in 2008.
Finally, on behalf of my colleagues on the Board of
Management, let me thank our shareholders for their
continued support in these difficult times. We remain
wholly committed to increasing the value of the company.
Gerard Kleisterlee
President
Management Agenda 2009
Drive performance
Relentlessly manage cash•
Proactively align cost structure with market •
conditions and increase productivity
Manage risks and opportunities in a balanced way •
to strengthen our market positions
Accelerate change
Organize around customers and markets, •
thereby improving Net Promoter Score
Increase Employee Engagement to •
high-performance level and implement
‘Leading to Win’
Accelerate sector transformation programs•
Implement strategy
Further build the brand in the Health and •
Well-being space
Continue to re-allocate resources to growth •
opportunities and emerging markets, including
selective mergers and acquisitions
Increase revenue derived from leadership positions•
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Performance statements
114
Supervisory Board report
110
Our leadership
94
Risk management
70
Our sector performance