Education
Doctor (honorary), University Strathclyde, Scotland. Doctor (honorary), Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
executive electrical products manufacturing executive
Doctor (honorary), University Strathclyde, Scotland. Doctor (honorary), Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
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.