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Frans van Houten is passionate about purpose-driven innovation, entrepreneurship and business transformation to drive customer value and competitiveness. Under his leadership as CEO of Royal Philips, the
company transformed into a leading health technology solutions company, leveraging data and informatics to improve healthcare provider results, and became a forerunner across ESG dimensions, having become carbon neutral in its operations since 2020 and recycling over 90% of its waste. Mr. van Houten was an initiator of the World Economic Forum Compact for Responsive and Responsible Leadership as well as founder and co-chair of the Platform to Accelerate the Circular Economy. Previously he was an Advisor at Royal Philips NV, Netherlands (October 2022–April 2023); a CEO and chair of the executive committee and the board of management at Royal Philips NV, Netherlands
(2011–October 2022); an Interim management at ING Group NV, Netherlands (2009–2010); a CEO and chair of the management board at NXP Semiconductors NV (formerly Philips Semiconductors NV), Netherlands (2004–2009); Various managerial positions at Royal Philips Electronics NV, Netherlands (1986–2004); Chair of the supervisory board at Erasmus Trust Foundation, Netherlands (2014–February 2023); Founder and co-chair of the WEF Platform to Accelerate the Circular Economy (PACE), Netherlands (2016-December 2022); a Member of the steering committee at European Round Table for Industry (ERT), Belgium (2014-November 2022); Chair of Graduate Entrepreneur Foundation, Netherlands; Chair of NL2025 Foundation, Netherlands; and Vice chair and member of the supervisory board, Philips Lighting, Netherlands (2016–2017). He has a Master of Science in economics and business management from Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands and a Bachelor of Science in economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Personal Details
Title: Mr
Surname: van Houten
DoB: 01/01/1960
Age: 66 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: Netherlands
Country of Birth: Netherlands
Language: English, Dutch
Qualification: MSciEcon, BSciEcon
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| Novartis | Board | Member | 01/01/2017 | |
| Novartis | Audit | Member | 01/01/2017 | |
| Novartis | Technology | Member | 01/01/2017 |
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