Innovation that matters to you
Talking strategy and performance
CEO Frans van Houten looks back on a challenging 2014 and the advances made in driving value for our customers and other stakeholders, as well as looking ahead to an exciting future.
Read more of the 2014 Philips Annual Report here.
Frans van houten
CEO and Chairman
Dutch-born Frans van Houten started his career at Phillips in 1986 in marketing and sales. He became CEO of Airvision, an in-flight entertainment startup in the United States in 1992, and was appointed Vice President of international sales and operations of Philips’ Kommunikations Industrie in Germany in 1993. In 1996, Frans joined Philips’ Consumer Electronics division, leading the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region from Singapore. Follow Frans van on:
