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February 23, 2021
Current Chairman Jeroen van der Veer and Vice-Chairwoman Mrs. Christine Poon to retire from Philips' Supervisory Board after their third consecutive term, effective upon closing of the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Mrs. Orit Gadiesh, Philips' Supervisory Board member since 2014, to step down
Philips' Supervisory Board appoints Feike Sijbesma as its Chairman and Paul Stoffels as its Vice-Chairman
Mrs. Chua Sock Koong and Mrs. Indra Nooyi to be proposed as new members of the Supervisory Board
Philips Chief Legal Officer Marnix van Ginneken proposed for reappointment as a member of Philips' Board of Management
Amsterdam, the Netherlands -
Royal Philips(NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that its Supervisory Board has appointed Feike Sijbesma as the Supervisory Board's new Chairman, effective upon the closing of Philips' 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on May 6, 2021. Mr. Sijbesma (Dutch, 1959) has been a member and Vice-Chairman of Philips' Supervisory Board since 2020, and will succeed the current Chairman Jeroen van der Veer (Dutch, 1947), who will retire. Mr. Van der Veer joined the Supervisory Board in 2009 and has served for three consecutive terms. Since 2011, he has been the Supervisory Board's Chairman, leading the stewardship and oversight of Philips during a defining phase as the company pivoted to a focused health technology leader.