Gerard Kleisterlee
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Gerard Kleisterlee | |
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München, Germany | |
Nationality | Dutch |
Education | Eindhoven University of Technology University of Pennsylvania |
Known for | former CEO, Philips |
Children | 3 |
Gerard Johannes Kleisterlee (born 28 September 1946) is a Dutch businessman and engineer. He is the chairman of Vodafone, and of the supervisory board of ASML and the former president and CEO of Philips.
Early life
Born in Germany in 1946 to Dutch and German parents, he was raised in the Netherlands.
Career
Trained as an
He was determined not only to transform Philips' image with consumers but also turn it into a high-growth, high-tech company, something that more than 10 years of restructuring, under two predecessors, failed to do. As
- Replaced all of the top executives at Philips' American consumer-electronics division
- Outsourced the production of mobile phone handsets and VCRs
- Slashed overhead
- Forced divisions to share services to achieve cost savings
- Spun off the volatile semiconductors business into a separate entity NXP Semiconductors, and then sold a controlling 80.1% stake to a consortium of private equity investors
He was succeeded by
Personal life
He is married, with three children.[2]
References
- ^ "Gerard Kleisterlee profile". Munzinger (in German).
- ^ a b Teather, David (1 April 2010). "Hard-wired: Kleisterlee is reinventing the inventive Dutch firm Philips". the Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ Wharton Alumni Magazine: 125 Influential People and Ideas: Gerard Kleisterlee Archived 2008-01-04 at the Wayback Machine, wharton.upenn.edu; accessed 10 March 2017.
- ^ Speech by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, info.gov.hk; accessed 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Can Philips Learn to Walk the Talk?". Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Vodafone appoints Gerard Kleisterlee as new chairman". BBC News. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ "Europe Businessman of the Year: Kleisterlee, Philips CEO" Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, cnn.com; accessed 10 March 2017.