MBA, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; educational programmes, Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Stanford University, Yale Institute for Global Leadership and IMD Lausanne. 1990, joined Philips; held various key management positions in marketing, sales, service, operations, supply chain and general management; 2004-08, Managing Director and Member of the Board, Philips Deutschland, responsible for Germany, Austria and Switzerland; 2008, Chief Executive Officer, Emerging Markets, and Member of the Executive Team, Philips Healthcare; 2011, Chief Market Leader and Member of the Royal Philips Executive Committee, responsible for driving business development in the markets; Member of the Board, Philips Capital. Member of the Supervisory Board, SNV. Chairman of the Board, Philips Foundation. Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum. Distinguishing Fellow, Globalization, Aging, Innovation and Care (GAIC) research program’s Advisory Group 2015-2018, Tilburg University.