• Tuesday 21 October
• Wednesday 22 October
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• Thursday 23 October

Curriculum Vitae Dr. Rick Harwig

Dr. Rick Harwig
Chief Technology Officer, Royal Philips Electronics
CEO Philips Corporate Technologies

 

After finishing his PhD research in 1977, Dr. Harwig joined Philips Research in 1978 to develop processes for integrated circuits on silicon. In 1984, he became manager of the Integrated Circuits advanced development in a joint program between Research and Semiconductors,  which led to the Philips advanced CMOS logic business and delivered the technical basis of ASM-L and TSMC. In 1991, he became director of the Advanced Systems Laboratories of Consumer Electronics, charged with technical development of digital media applications, like the DVD, flat HD-TV  and digital Audio.

 

Dr. Harwig returned to Research in 1997 as head of Access and Interaction Systems. From August 2000 onwards, he led the management of Philips Research at the High Tech Campus, Eindhoven. From January 1, 2004 until 2007 he was Chief Executive Officer of Philips Research. In that period he has driven open innovation to become a leading theme within Philips.
On April 1, 2006 Dr. Harwig was appointed Chief Technology Officer Royal Philips Electronics and a member of the Group Management Committee.

 

Dr. Harwig was born in the Netherlands in 1949. He gained his PhD in 1977 on fast ion conducting solid materials for electrochemical cells at the Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He is married, with three children, enjoys sailing, and MTB cycling.
March 2008