Supervisory Board

As a separate and independent body, the Supervisory Board supervises the policies of the executive management and the general course of affairs of Philips and advises the executive management.

Feike Sijbesma

Feike Sijbesma

Feike Sijbesma

Born 1959, Dutch

Chairman
Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nomination & Selection Committee
Member of the Supervisory Board since 2020;
second term expires in 2028; 2) 3)


Former CEO of Koninklijke DSM NV (Honorary Chairman) and former non-executive Director of Unilever NV. Co-Chair of the Global Climate Adaptation Center and Member of the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum.

Chua Sock Koong

Chua Sock Koong

Chua Sock Koong

Born 1957, Singaporean

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2021;
second term expires in 2029; 1)


Former Group CEO of Singapore Telecommunications Limited and currently member of the Board of Directors of Prudential plc, Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Telecom Limited and Ayala Corporation. Member of the Council of Presidential Advisors of Singapore, the Securities Industry Council and the Dubai Financial Services Authority, Deputy Chairman of the Public Service Commission of Singapore.

Liz Doherty

Liz Doherty

Liz Doherty

Born 1957, British/Irish

Chairwoman of the Audit Committee
Member of the Supervisory Board since 2019;
second term expires in 2027; 1)


Currently, member of the Supervisory Board and Chairwoman of the audit committee of Novartis AG and of Corbion N.V. Member of the advisory committee of Freya Holdco S.à r.l. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Former CFO and board member of Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, former CFO of Brambles Ltd, former non-executive director and audit committee member at Delhaize Group, Nokia Corp., SABMiller PLC and Dunelm Group PLC. Former non-executive board member of the UK Ministry of Justice and of Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (UK) and advisor to GBfoods SA and Affinity Petcare SA (subsidiaries of Agrolimen SA).

Marc Harrison

Marc Harrison

Marc Harrison

Born 1964, American

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2018;
second term expires in 2026; 4)


Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Intermountain Healthcare and former Chief of International Business Development for Cleveland Clinic and Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Currently CEO HATCo (Health Assurance Transformation Company) at General Catalyst.  

Peter Löscher

Peter Löscher

Peter Löscher

Born 1957, Austrian

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2020;
second term expires in 2028; 1) 4)


Former President and CEO of Siemens AG, President of Global Human Health and Member of the Executive Board of Merck & Co., President and CEO of GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences and member of GE’s Corporate Executive Council, CEO and Delegate of the Board of Directors of Renova Management AG. Currently member of the Board of Directors of Telefónica S.A. and CaixaBank S.A. and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG, Non-Executive Director of Thyssen-Bornemisza Group AG and Doha Venture Capital LLC.

Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi  

Born 1955, American

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2021;
second term expires in 2029; 3)


Former CFO, President, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo. Currently member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of Amazon, Inc. Member of the International Board of Advisors of Temasek, member of the Board of Trustees of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, trustee of the national gallery of art.

Sanjay Poonen

Sanjay Poonen

Sanjay Poonen

Born 1969, American

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2022;
first term expires in 2026; 2)


Former Chief Operating Officer at VMware and President at SAP. Currently CEO and President of Cohesity and member of the Board of Directors of Snyk.

Benoît Ribadeau-Dumas

Benoît Ribadeau-Dumas

Benoît Ribadeau-Dumas

Born 1972, French

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2024;
first term expires in 2028; 3)


Former deputy CEO at SCOR, former Chief of staff of the French Prime minister, former CEO Aerosystems, member of the Management Board ZodiacAerospace, former SEVP CGGVeritas and former CEO of Thales Underwater Systems. Currently Managing Director at Exor, member of the Board of Directors of Stellantis, Institut Merieux, Merieux Nutrisciences, bioMerieux, TagEnergy and Welltec. Member of the Board of Directors of Galileo Global Education and Cerba Healthcare.

Paul Stoffels

Paul Stoffels

Paul Stoffels

Born 1962, Belgian

Vice-Chairman and Secretary
Chairman of the Quality & Regulatory Committee
Member of the Supervisory Board since 2018;
second term expires in 2026; 3) 4)


Former CEO of Virco, Chairman of Tibotec, worldwide Chair of Pharmaceuticals at Johnson & Johnson and Chief Scientific Officer & member of the Executive Committee at Johnson & Johnson. Currently CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Galapagos NV.

Herna Verhagen

(photo by Serge Ligtenberg)

Herna Verhagen

Herna Verhagen

Born 1966, Dutch

Chairwoman of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Supervisory Board since 2022;
first term expires in 2026; 1) 2)


Former CEO of PostNL. Currently member of the Supervisory Board of ING Groep N.V., member of the Supervisory Board of Het Concertgebouw N.V. and member of the Advisory Board of Goldschmeding Foundation.

Bob White

Bob White

Bob White

Born 1962, American

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2025;
first term expires in 2029; 4)


Former Executive Vice President and President at Medtronic plc, Senior Vice President at Chemdex Corporation, Accelrys Inc., SourceOne Healthcare Technologies, Inc., GE Healthcare (leading the Diagnostic Imaging business) and Covidien plc (President for Emerging Markets and President for Respiratory and Monitoring Solutions). He also formerly held board positions as non-executive member of the public board of Smith & Nephew plc and at Mozarc Medical and Care Hospitals in India. As per June 1, 2025, he will be appointed as Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Olympus Corporation.

1) member of the Audit Committee
2) member of the Remuneration Committee
3) member of the Corporate Governance and Nomination & Selection Committee

4) member of the Quality & Regulatory Committee

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