Education

Doctor (honorary), University Strathclyde, Scotland. Doctor (honorary), Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.

Career

Various positions with Philips Industries N.V., Indonesia, 1948—1956. Director Regional Bureau Far East, 1961—1966, general director Far East, member management, United Kingdom, 1972—1976, member board management, 1976—1979, vice president, vice chairman board management, 1979—1982, president, chairman board management, 1982—1986. Chairman supervisory board N.V. Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken, Eindhoven, Netherlands, since 1986.

Extraordinary professor international business management Leiden University, Netherlands, since 1986.

Achievements

• Wisse Dekker has been listed as a noteworthy electrical products manufacturing executive by Marquis Who's Who.