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august 16, 2022 - Philips

Philips announces CEO succession

Frans van Houten to hand over as CEO to #royjakobs, a highly experienced international leader with a proven track record in delivering #business value and extensive knowledge of #philips and its businesses
 
Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA), a global leader in #health technology, today announced that #royjakobs is proposed to succeed #fransvanhouten as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 15, 2022.

The Supervisory Board and current #philips CEO #fransvanhouten have agreed that with the end of his third term in sight, the time is right for the change in leadership. After a comprehensive evaluation of external and internal candidates, the Supervisory Board has unanimously decided to propose #royjakobs as the next President and CEO of Royal #philips to its General Meeting of Shareholders.

Roy Jakobs brings a strong international, operational and transformational track record, as well as a deep understanding of #philips, which is critical at this important juncture in the company's growth journey. #royjakobs has been successful in turning around businesses in customer-focused growth organizations and has effectively strengthened the company’s Connected Care portfolio through successful acquisitions across hospital and ambulatory care settings. Since taking on responsibility for the voluntary recall notification/field safety notice for specific Respironics devices on behalf of #philips, substantial progress has been made under his leadership in the execution of the comprehensive program aimed at delivering a resolution to affected patients as fast as possible in consultation with the relevant competent authorities.

An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of shareholders will be held on September 30, 2022, to appoint #royjakobs as President and CEO, effective October 15, 2022. #fransvanhouten will act as advisor to the company – supporting the transition – until April 30, 2023.

"On behalf of the entire Supervisory Board, I would like to thank Frans for his transformational leadership of #philips over the last nearly 12 years,” said #feikesijbesma, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Royal #philips. “Guided by his vision and the execution of the strategic roadmap, he has successfully led the company’s transformation from a diversified industrial conglomerate into a focused, global solutions leader in #health technology. Building on its 131-year heritage, he repositioned #philips to significantly enhance the future value-creating prospects of the company. Frans led #philips with genuine care for its customers, patients, and its employees.”

"It has been both a privilege and a pleasure to lead the transformation of #philips, over the past 12 years, into one of the largest #health technology companies in the world, bringing innovative solutions to help our customers deliver on the Quadruple Aim of better #health outcomes, higher healthcare productivity and much improved patient and staff experience,” said #fransvanhouten, CEO of Royal #philips. “I have very much enjoyed working with so many talented and committed colleagues and building long-term relationships with our customers and other stakeholders. While I am proud of our many accomplishments, much remains to be done to enhance the resilience of #philips to manage through current setbacks and adverse market conditions. I gladly hand over to my Executive Committee team member #royjakobs in the knowledge that he brings the experience, energy, and commitment to take #philips on the path forward, with continuity for our customers and determination to improve the #health and well-being of billions of #people in a sustainable and responsible way. I wish Roy every success over the coming years and will support him as much as I can along the way.”

Feike Sijbesma added: “We are pleased to propose to appoint #royjakobs as the new CEO of #philips. He has an impressive track record in driving performance improvements and value creation across a broad range of businesses – both within and outside #philips – including in #health technology, coupled with extensive global leadership experience across Philips’ #health systems and consumer businesses throughout the company’s transformation. He is also deeply involved in Philips’ continuous quality improvement initiatives and is fully committed to patient safety. We are convinced that he is the ideal CEO to take #philips to the next level of performance. On behalf of the entire Supervisory Board, I welcome him as the next CEO of #philips, and we wish him success in his new role to further shape #philips for increased value creation for shareholders and all other stakeholders.”
 
"I am delighted to have the opportunity to lead #philips to improve people’s #health and well-being through innovation,” said #royjakobs, incoming CEO of Royal #philips. “I aim to build on the company’s strong foundation as a purpose-driven #health technology leader with deep innovation and clinical expertise, to serve the needs of patients and consumers today and in the future. I look forward to working with Philips’ teams across the world to deliver a strong value creation trajectory for shareholders and all our other stakeholders. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Frans for his trust and the great support he has given me over the years.”

In close cooperation with Chairman #feikesijbesma and the Supervisory Board, #royjakobs will further improve and strengthen Philips’ performance as a leading #health technology company with a planned approach. Key priorities are to further deepen the quality and patient safety capability across the company, complete the Respironics field action in consultation with the relevant competent authorities, and lead #philips to resume its profitable growth trajectory by addressing current headwinds, including strengthening supply chain resilience to enable the successful conversion of the all-time-high order book into sales.
 
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