Prior to this appointment, Mr. van Houten was General Manager of Global Business Creation for the Consumer Electronics division, a position he took up in 2002. Mr. van Houten holds a degree in Economics, Marketing and Business Management.
He joined Philips in 1986 and held various positions in sales and marketing before moving to Los Angeles in 1992 to become CEO of Philips Airvision, a small in-flight entertainment start-up. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. van Houten was Vice President Global Marketing and Sales of the Communication Network Systems division, at PKI in Germany.
In 1996, Mr. van Houten joined Consumer Electronics in Eindhoven to set up the Disc Systems Business Unit, and lead the global birth of two product categories: Audio CD Recording and DVD Video. Two years later, he also acted as Chief Operating Officer of the Digital Video Group in Palo Alto, California, before moving to Singapore in 1999 to become Executive Vice President of Consumer Electronics country organizations and businesses in the Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa regions.
Mr. van Houten is married, with four children, and his hobbies include sport (fitness, football and skiing) and art.
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