A. Ragnetti

Andrea Ragnetti, member of the Group Management Committee of Royal Philips Electronics since January 1, 2003, is responsible for Philips' global marketing activities and brand management.

A former executive vice-president of marketing for Telecom Italia's Consumer division, he played an instrumental role in the successful and swift turnaround of one of the world's largest fixed-line operators. He holds a degree in political science from Perugia University.

Mr. Ragnetti began his career in marketing at Procter and Gamble in 1987, first in Italy and then Portugal. In 1993 he joined Joh.A. Benckiser (now Reckitt Benckiser), eventually filling the role of marketing vice-president until 1997. In 1997 he founded the Post Graduate School, Perugia, a training and consultancy firm. He joined Telecom Italia in 1998 as executive vice-president of marketing for its Mobile division and took up a similar position with its Consumer division a year later. He came to Philips as per January 1, 2003.

Mr. Ragnetti is married, with two children. He enjoys basketball, which he played professionally, long-distance running (marathon), as well as literature, classical music, and cinema.