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Lg.Philips Displays

is in the Retail Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

The global leader in the display market, LG.Philips Displays is the joint venture between the Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) businesses of LG Electronics of Korea and Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands. In 2005, the company's share of the total market for both Color Picture Tubes (CPTs) and Color Display Tubes (CDTs) stood at 29 percent. Today, 1 out of 4 television sets or computer monitors has an LG.Philips Displays tube inside. LG.Philips Displays is the world's market leader in color picture tubes for use in televisions and computer monitors. The company, with its operational headquarters in Hong Kong, employs about 15,000 people and manages worldwide factories.

Chief Purchasing Officer
Soo Dyeog Han
Number of Employees 74
Contact Information

3025 Boardwalk St

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108-3230

www.lgphilips-d...

1 734 996 9400

NAICS Code Radio, Television, and Other Electronics Stores: 443112

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Soo Dyeog Han Chief Purchasing Officer
Wiebo Jan Vaartjes Chief Sales Officer
Jim Smith Outgoing Managing Director of Lg.Philips Displays Region Europe

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Peter Van Bommel Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Lg.Philips Displays Chief Purchasing Officer Current
Lg.Philips Displays Executive Vice President, New Business Development Current

Mr. Wiebo Jan Vaartjes, 50, was appointed Chief Sales Officer of LG.Philips Displays on June 1, 2004. He is responsible for the company's Product and Sales management as it paves the way for a stronger position as the market leader in the cathode ray tube (CRT) display industry. Prior to joining LG.Philips Displays, Mr. Vaartjes was the CEO of Philips Austria where he was at the helm of its full transformation from a manufacturing location into an Innovation center. He was previously Vice President and CEO of BU Philips Sound Solutions, a unit considered a fast-growing entity with leading positions in sound solutions in areas like automotive, telecom and consumer markets. Mr. Vaartjes has held several business and factory management positions at Philips, which he joined in 1985. This includes an overseas assignment as Plant Manager of the Philips Sound Systems in Malaysia from 1994-97. A Dutch citizen, he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Social Studies from the University Leiden and got his MBA from the Interfaculteit Bedrijfskunde Delft. He speaks Dutch, English, German and French. Mr. Vaartjes enjoys tennis, skiing and sailing. He and his wife and four children are based in Hong Kong.

Organization Position Status
Lg.Philips Displays Chief Sales Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Lg.Philips Displays Outgoing Managing Director of Lg.Philips Displays Region Europe Current

Organization Position Status
Lg.Philips Displays Board of Directors Current
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