{"id":167863,"date":"2017-04-03T09:49:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T07:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=167863"},"modified":"2017-04-03T09:49:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T07:49:03","slug":"philips-africa-appoints-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/technology\/167863\/philips-africa-appoints-new-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Philips Africa appoints new CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dutch technology and consumer electronics group, Philips, has announced the appointment of Jasper Westerink as CEO for Philips Africa based out of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

Westerink joined the Africa organisation in December 2016 and will look to accelerate development of Philips\u2019 health technology portfolio.<\/p>\n

He joins the Africa organisation from his posting in Indonesia where he was the MD of Philips Personal Health.<\/p>\n

“Society’s key health challenges – ageing population, increase in chronic illnesses, endlessly rising health expenses – lead us to imagine new solutions. The challenge is not simply to develop new products. We also need new services and new business models,” said Westerink.<\/p>\n

He said that building-up and maintaining strong relations with government and business groups is essential.<\/p>\n

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