Philips – 130 years existence & 108 years listed

For 130 years, Philips, the leading health technology company, has been in operation. To celebrate, Frans van Houten, CEO of Philips, was welcomed by Simone Huis in ‘t Veld, CEO of Euronext Amsterdam, for the opening of trading day. Mirjam Rubbens, responsible for the Spine business at Philips Image Guided Therapy, sounded the traditional gong this morning on this special occasion. The company was founded in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and is listed on Euronext Amsterdam since 2 October 1912.