Hayko Kroese is the Global Head of Human Resources Management and a member of the Group Management Committee
Mr. Kroese began his career with Philips in the People & Organisation consultancy department. From 1986-1990 he managed Recruitment & Learning for AT&T Network Systems. Following this he became a member of the AT&T Netherlands management team, leading the HR function until 1994. In 1994 he returned to Philips as Head of HR for the Philips Components division, based first in Eindhoven and later in California. He returned to the Netherlands in 2003 as Head of People & Organisation Development at Corporate Human Resource Management. In 2006 he became the Head of HR for Philips Medical Systems.
Hayko Kroese was appointed to the Group Management Committee on February 1, 2007.
Mr. Kroese was born in Nijmegen, the Netherlands in 1955 and completed his degree in Psychology at the University of Tilburg. He is married, with four children. |