Philips appoints new CEO of Medical Systems division
31 October 2006 Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Royal Philips Electronics
(NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) has appointed Stephen H. Rusckowski as CEO of Philips
Medical Systems, effective November 1, 2006. Mr. Rusckowski will succeed Mr.
Jouko Karvinen. Mr. Karvinen has been named the next CEO of Stora Enso Oyj,
the global paper, packaging and forest products company. On December 1,
2006, Mr. Karvinen will relinquish his position as member of the Board of
Management of Royal Philips Electronics and leave the company. Mr. Karvinen
was appointed CEO of Philips Medical Systems on October 1, 2002, and became
a member of the Board of Management on April 1, 2006. Steve Rusckowski
currently has global responsibility for Imaging Systems, one of the business
groups of the Medical Systems division. In addition, he plays a lead role in
designing strategies to expand Philips' presence in the personal health and
well-being domain. Since 1984, Mr. Rusckowski has held numerous management
positions with the healthcare division of Hewlett-Packard/Agilent
Technologies. He was the General Manager of Agilent's Healthcare Solutions
Group when Philips acquired this business in 2001. As CEO of Philips
Medical Systems, Mr. Rusckowski will report to Mr. Gerard Kleisterlee,
President & CEO of Royal Philips Electronics. From November 1, 2006, Mr.
Rusckowski will be a member of Philips' Group Management Committee. The
company's Supervisory Board will propose to the next regular General Meeting
of Shareholders on March 29, 2007 to appoint Mr. Rusckowski as a member of
the Board of Management as of April 1, 2007. To top
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