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27 mrt 2009 - 17:37
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Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Titel
Philips General Meeting of Shareholders approves re-appointment of CFO, appointment of new Supervisory Board members and proposal for dividend payment in 2009
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March 27, 2009
PHILIPS GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS APPROVES RE-APPOINTMENT OF CFO, APPOINTMENT OF NEW SUPERVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND PROPOSAL FOR DIVIDEND PAYMENT IN 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) today announced that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, held in Amsterdam on March 27, has approved the appointment of Ms Christine A. Poon and Mr. Jeroen van der Veer as members of the Philips Supervisory Board, effective March 27, 2009 and July 1, 2009, respectively. Shareholders have also approved to reappoint Mr James J. Schiro as member of the Supervisory Board.
Ms Christine A. Poon has been named dean of Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business as per April, 2009. She will also hold the John W. Berry Sr. Chair in Business. In view of this appointment she has retired from her positions as Vice Chairman of Johnson & Johnson’s Board of Directors and Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Group as of March 1st, 2009. Jeroen van der Veer has been Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell since October 2004. He joined the group in 1971 and held a number of senior management positions around the world before he was appointed a Group Managing Director in 1997. For more information about both new Supervisory Board members, please visit: http://www.newscenter.philips.com/about/news/press/20090327_new_sb_members.page.
The General Meeting of Shareholders also approved the re-appointment of Mr. Pierre-Jean Sivignon, member of the Board of Management & Chief Financial Officer, for another four year period, effective April 1, 2009. Mr. Sivignon was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Philips at the General Meeting of Shareholders of 2005.
“Pierre-Jean Sivignon has made a significant contribution since he joined Philips in 2005, building a strong reputation with the financial markets,” Mr. Jan-Michiel Hessels, Chairman of the Philips Supervisory Board commented. “I am pleased his knowledge and experience will c
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