Reinier Schlatmann was appointed chief executive officer and chairman of the management board of Philips Ukraine, a part of Royal Philips, an electronics, health and well-being company.
Schlatmann will manage company operations across all major Philips business sectors – consumer lifestyle, lighting, health care – and country organization. Ukraine makes up one-fifth of the entire Eastern European market for the company.
Schlatmann previously was general manager of consumer lifestyle for Philips in Ukraine and Moldova. Prior to being stationed in Kyiv, Schlatmann was area marketing officer at Philips Nordic/ Baltic and became a chairman of Nordic marketing board.
Schlatmann has been with Philips for more than six years. Having joined the company in 2004 as manager global corporate finance, corporate treasury, Schlatmann was directly involved in successful establishment of a pan-Asia strategic partnership for leasing and service for Philips Healthcare in six countries.
Schlatmann graduated from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam in Netherlands and Wharton Business School, Michigan State University and Indiana University in the United States.
