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Peter Wierenga Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer Philips Research.
Dr Peter Wierenga is responsible for the worldwide research activities in Philips. Since joining Philips Research in 1980, Dr Wierenga has held several positions in Philips. Having started his career as Research Scientist in 1980, he became Research Department Head of the group Transport Phenomena in 1989 followed by the functions of General manager of the Philips Personal Care Institute (1995-1997), Technology Manager for CRTs (Cathode Ray Tubes) (1997-Oct. 2000) and Technical Director of F!T, a Philips-wide break-through project on CRT (Oct. 2000-March 2001). Dr Wierenga was appointed Director of the Sector Display Systems and Personal Care in April 2001. In September 2002, he became Program Manager for Lighting and Visual Experiences. And in June 2005 this function was extended with this role as General Manager Philips Research Eindhoven. Peter Wierenga holds a PhD in Solid State Physics from Twente University.
