2. COMPANY HISTORY-Founded in 1891 in
Netherlands by Fredrick and Gerald Philip
MANAGEMENT TEAM-Executive Committee
consists of CEO,Board of Management and Key
Officers
-The policies of the company are supervised by the
Supervisory Board
-the Audit Committee
LEGAL STRUCTURE AND OWNERSHIP-The
parent company is registered under Dutch Law
-In 1891 the company was founded as a limited
ownership enterprise however in 1912 it was
converted to accompany with limited liability
-The company is listed in Amsterdam Stock
Exchange and American Stock Exchange
3. LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES-Present in over 100
countries across various continents
-Recent ground breaking work and successes
include Imaging Guidance technologies,Bedside
Charting Product for ICU purposes,Electric
Shaver,Kitchen Appliances,LED Technology and
Products
MISSION-To improve people’s lives through
meaningful innovation
4. 2010 2011 2012
SALES 22,287 22,579 24,788
PROFITS 1,448 (1,291) 231
CASH
FLOWS
1,358 104 1,723
NUMBER
OF
EMPLOYEE
S
119,775 125,241 118,087
FINANCIALS