Gerard Kleisterlee
 Gerard Kleisterlee      ( businessman, engineer, deep state operative?) | |
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| Born | 28 September 1946 Germany |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | • Wharton School • Eindhoven University of Technology |
| Children | 3 |
| Spouse | Married |
| Member of | Dutch Round Table, European Round Table of Industrialists, Shell/Leadership |
Dutch business executive who attended the 2006 Bilderberg meeting as CEO of Phillips. Tafelronde.
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Gerard J. Kleisterlee is a Dutch business executive who attended the 2002 and 2006 Bilderberg meetings as CEO of Phillips.
Background
Gerard Kleisterlee was born in 1946 in Ludwigsburg near Stuttgart to a German mother and a Dutch father. Kleisterlee grew up in the Netherlands.[1]
Education
He completed his training as an electrical engineer at the Eindhoven University of Technology.[2] Like his father, he worked for Philips. He received his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[3]
From 1981 to 1986 he was General Manager of the Philips Professional Audio Product Group. In 1986, Kleisterlee joined Philips Components. In 1994, he became the director of Philips Display Components, responsible for the worldwide business. In 1996 he became Head of Philips Taiwan and Regional Manager of Philips Components for the Asian region. From September 1997 to June 1998, he was also responsible for all Philips activities in China.[2] From 2001 to 2011, Kleisterlee was President and CEO of Philips, before he in April 2011 handed over his duties to his successor Frans van Houten.[4] Under his leadership, Philips shifted its focus to lifestyle and health. This led to the sale of the semiconductors divisions in 2006.
On July 26, 2011, he became chairman of the Vodafone Group.[5][6] In May 2020, Jean-François van Boxmeer took over the post.[7]
Kleisterlee was a member of the Supervisory Board of ASML from 2015 to 2023, a Dutch high-tech company and supplier of machines for the semiconductor industry.[8]
In 2006, Kleisterlee was named "Europe Businessman of the Year" by Fortune Magazine.[9]
Kleisterlee is married and has three grown-up children.[10]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2002 | 30 May 2002 | 2 June 2002 | US Virginia Chantilly Westfields Marriott | The 50th Bilderberg, held at Chantilly, Virginia. |
| Bilderberg/2006 | 8 June 2006 | 11 June 2006 | Canada Ottawa | 54th Bilderberg, held in Canada. 133 guests |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2004 | 21 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 | Switzerland WEF | 2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres. |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2012 | 25 January 2012 | 29 January 2012 | Switzerland WEF | 2113 guests in Davos |
References
- ↑ https://www.munzinger.de/document/00000023564
- ↑ Jump up to: a b https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE7111FO/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160725131619/https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/125anniversaryissue/kleisterlee.html
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE72U1U2/
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/business-12343198
- ↑ https://www.faz.net/aktuell/karriere-hochschule/neue-koepfe/vodafone-kleisterlee-wird-verwaltungsratsvorsitzender-1597346.html
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN22Y0U2/
- ↑ https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=1330-1000768296en-599QO43622CSEK40J1KE0H07A9
- ↑ https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/01/22/8398023/index.htm
- ↑ https://www.welt.de/print-wams/article124768/Zur-Person-Gerard-Kleisterlee.html
