Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board monitors the general course of business of the Philips Group, advises the Board of Management and supervises its policies:

L.C. van Wachem 1931, Dutch

Chairman

Member of the Supervisory Board since 1993; third term expires in 2005

 

Former Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group and former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company. Former member of the Supervisory Boards of Akzo Nobel, Bayer and BMW and of the Board IBM. Currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zurich Financial Services and of Global Crossing Inc., and member of the Board of Directors of ATCO.

W. de Kleuver 1936, Dutch

Vice-Chairman and Secretary

Member of the Supervisory Board since 1998; second term expires in 2006

 

Former Executive Vice-President of Royal Philips Electronics.

L. Schweitzer 1942, French

Member of the Supervisory Board since 1997; second term expires in 2005

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renault, President of Renault-Nissan and member of the Boards of BNP Paribas, Electricité de France and Volvo.

Sir Richard Greenbury 1936, British

Member of the Supervisory Board since 1998; second term expires in 2006

 

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marks & Spencer and former director of Lloyds TSB, British Gas, ICI, Zeneca and Electronics Boutique plc.

J-M. Hessels 1942, Dutch

Memer of the Supervisory Board since 1999; second term expires in 2007

 

Former Chief Executive Officer of Royal Vendex KBB and currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Euronext and member of the Supervisory Boards of Laurus, Amsterdam Schiphol Group, Royal Vopak, Heineken and Fortis.

Prof. K.A.L.M. van Miert 1942, Belgian

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2000; first term expires in 2004

 

Former Vice-President of the European Commission and currently President of Nyenrode University, member of the Supervisory Boards of Wolters Kluwer, RWE, DHV, Agfa Geveart, De Persgroep, Fraport, Munich Re and Anglo American.

J.M.Thompson 1942, Canadian

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2003; first term expires in 2007

 

Former Vice-President of the Board of Directors of IBM, currently Chairman of the Board of Toronto Dominion Bank and a director of Thomson Corporation and Robert Mondavi Corporation.

C.J.A. Van Lede 1942, Dutch

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2003; first term expires in 2007

 

Former Chairman of the Board of Management of Akzo Nobel and currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Dutch Central Bank, member of the Supervisory Boards of Akzo Nobel, Heineken, KLM, Scania, Reed Elsevier, Sara Lee Corporation, Air Liquide, and Chairman of the Board of the Directors of INSEAD.