The Philips Board of Management announced the appointment of Mr. Rajeev Chopra, current CEO and Managing Director of Philips India, as Global Head of the Philips Consumer Luminaire Business Group. Chopra will be relocating to Brussels. Philips also announced Mr. A. Krishnakumar,current President and Head of Philips Healthcare Business,as Managing Director and CEO of PhilipsElectronics India Limited with effect from December 2013.
Mr. Krishna kumar will continue to head the Healthcare business until his successor has been appointed. “I am indeed quite excited to take on this new role and work with the Philips India team to ensure that we continue to build business in India and retain the brand value of Philips of being an innovative company that cares,” he said.
Commenting on his new role, Mr Chopra said he is looking forward to leading the Consumer Luminaire business for Philips.
Krishna kumar joined Philips in June 2010 as President and Business Head of Philips Healthcare. Hehas double masters from leading institutes – IIM Ahmedabad and Kellogg School of Management. His experience spans across India, USA, Japan and China inleadership positions atCoopers & Lybrand Consulting, HSBC Investment Banking, Microland and more recently atJohnson & Johnson’s Healthcare division.
About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle and Lighting. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips posted 2012 sales of EUR 24.8 billion and employs approximately 115,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries.
The company is a leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.
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