Philips: names new head of personal health unit
(CercleFinance.com) - Philips on Thursday named Deeptha Khanna, a former Johnson & Johnson executive, as chief business leader of its personal health unit.
Khanna, who previously held senior positions at US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble, will start in her new role on 20 July, the Dutch company said.
Philips also announced that Edwin Paalvast will join from Cisco, succeeding current chief of international markets Henk de Jong, who has been appointed as CEO of Philips' 2 billion euro domestic appliances business.
As announced earlier this year, the domestic appliances unit is being spun off from Philips, in a move that is expected to be completed next year.
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Khanna, who previously held senior positions at US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble, will start in her new role on 20 July, the Dutch company said.
Philips also announced that Edwin Paalvast will join from Cisco, succeeding current chief of international markets Henk de Jong, who has been appointed as CEO of Philips' 2 billion euro domestic appliances business.
As announced earlier this year, the domestic appliances unit is being spun off from Philips, in a move that is expected to be completed next year.
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