Responsible for Greater China market and Member of the Executive Committee Corporate responsibilities: Philips Greater China Patrick S. Kung joined Royal Philips Electronics in February 2008 as Executive Vice President and is appointed as Chairman of Philips Greater China in October 2008. Mr. Kung has been with Motorola for 27 years in various executive level roles based in the U.S. and Asia. He has extensive experience in managing multinational corporations in the capacity of general management. He is also very familiar with the China market. Patrick Kung started his career at Motorola in 1980 and took various engineering assignments in the areas of manufacturing and product development. He moved to the engineering management position in 1983. He was responsible for the product and business development of the alphanumeric paging product lines for the worldwide market before he was transferred to Asia in 1996. After this he was transferred to work in Shanghai, Beijing, and Taipei in various key management positions. He was appointed as Vice President and General Manager of Personal Communication Sector (PCS) Taiwan division of Motorola Inc. in 2000. From 2003 - 2005: Mr. Kung was Corporate Vice President and General Manager of PCS North Asia of Motorola Inc and was Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Strategic Growth Engines of Motorola Inc. from 2005-2007. Patrick Kung holds a BSEE degree from Ta-Tung Institute of Technology in Taiwan and an MSEE degree from Tennessee Technological University in U.S. He has been awarded with four U.S. patents in his early career as an engineer. |