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Frans van Houten

Frans van Houten
President and chief executive officer


As Chief Executive Officer of Philips Semiconductors from November 2004, Frans initiated a focused business renewal program. The strategy assured a simpler organisation, with more market focus, stronger innovation, cost savings, commitment to quality and better engagement with customers, which has led to accelerated business growth and higher profitability. Frans led the separation from Philips.
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Marc de Jong
Executive Vice President and General Manager Automotive & Identification business unit
NXP, Founded by Philips


Marc is responsible for meeting the stringent demands of the automotive industry with advanced technologies for a range of applications,
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Guido Dierick
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
NXP, Founded by Philips


In this role, he is a member of the NXP Executive Management Team (EMT), headed by Frans van Houten, and is responsible for Legal and IP, including contracts and claims. He is also Secretary to the NXP Board of Management.
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Alexander Everke
Executive Vice President and General Manager Multimarket Semiconductors Business Unit
NXP, Founded by Philips


Alexander Everke is Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Multimarket Semiconductors Business Unit within NXP. On an interim basis, he will assume responsibility for the global sales function at NXP.
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Mark Hamersma
Senior Vice President Business Development NXP
NXP, Founded by Philips


Mark Hamersma is Senior Vice President responsible for Business Development for NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips.
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Chris Belden
Senior Vice President Operations
NXP, Founded by Philips


Christopher P. Belden is Senior Vice President Operations for NXP. Christopher is responsible for all NXP IC manufacturing, including Front End and Back End operations and currently serves on a number of industry advisory boards around the world.
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René Penning de Vries
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
NXP, Founded by Philips


René responsible for overseeing the product creation processes, focusing on the key areas of Innovation, Technology and Research. In this role, he is part of the NXP executive management team (EMT), headed by Frans van Houten.
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Peter Kleij
Senior Vice President, Human Resource Management
NXP, Founded by Philips


Peter's primary objective is to establish NXP as the employer of choice, focusing on attracting and developing a highly talented workforce, organizational development, encouraging diversity and providing world-class human resource related solutions.
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Karl-Henrik Sundström
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
NXP, Founded by Philips


Karl-Henrik leads and manages the financial operations for NXP, overseeing the finance and accounting and information technology on a global scale.
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Christos Lagomichos
Executive Vice President and General Manager Home Business Unit
NXP, Founded by Philips


Christos joined NXP in 2007 from STMicroelectronics, where he held the role of Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the company's Home Entertainment & Displays Group.
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