Philips appoints V. Raja as Vice Chairman and Managing Director for Philips in India
Philips India today announced the appointment of Mr.V. Raja as the
Vice-Chairman and Managing Director for Philips India Limited, effective from 1st
December, 2015. In his new role, Raja will be responsible for driving and
building the Healthcare and Consumer Lifestyle businesses for Philips in India.
Raja takes over from Mr. A.
Krishna Kumar, who moved to a new role effective 1st September, 2015
as Head of the Emerging Businesses Group for Philips globally and is based in
Netherlands.
Raja
brings a wealth of experience spanning over three decades across diverse
industries including Healthcare, Consumer Products and Food, in leadership
roles in finance, business development, and procurement.
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| V. Raja, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Philips India Limited. |
He joins from TE
Connectivity, where he was the President of India Operations since 2011. Prior
to TE Connectivity, Raja worked with GE for 14 years of which 7 years as Business
leader of GE Healthcare South Asia and has a proven track record of delivering
strong growth and profitability, and nurturing and growing talent.
“We are pleased with the appointment
of Mr V Raja and we are confident that Philips will greatly benefit from Mr
Raja’s leadership and rich experience in business to consumer and business to
business industries,”said Ronald de Jong, Chief
Market Leader of Royal Philips. “Based upon the solid foundation that
was establishedunder Krishna’s leadership, Mr Raja will play a key role in
further strengthening our position in the Indian market as the leading company
in health and well-being.”
Commenting on his role at
Philips India, Raja said, “I am very excited to work with Philips, the company that
has been innovating consistently to cater to the needs of modern day customers
while maintaining the technological lead that lies at its core since its
inception. It will definitely be an enriching experience to be part of a team
that is changing the way India defines healthy living.”
Raja
is a Commerce graduate from Kolkata, Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary. Before GE, Raja has worked for other
multinationalsincluding Hindustan Unilever for over 8 years.
About Royal Philips
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 2014 sales of
EUR 21.4 billion and employs approximately 106,000 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.
For further information, please
contact:
Philips India
Nirjhara
Rastogi |0124-4606019 | Nirjhara.Rastogi@philips.com
Avian Media , Chennai
Krishna Moorthy - 9442191717
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