Member of the Board of Management since April 2006, member of the Group Management Committee since January 2003 and CEO of the Consumer Lifestyle division since 2008
Corporate responsibilities: Consumer Lifestyle Sector, Design
Andrea Ragnetti began his career in marketing at Procter & Gamble in 1987, first in Italy and then in Portugal. In 1993, he joined Joh.A. Benckiser (now Reckitt Benckiser), becoming marketing Vice-President in 1997. In the same year, he founded the Post Graduate School, Perugia, a training and consultancy firm. He joined Telecom Italia in 1998 as Executive Vice-President of marketing for its Mobile division, before taking up a similar position with its Fixed Line division one year later.
On January 1, 2003, Mr. Ragnetti joined as Philips' Chief Marketing Officer, with responsibility for the company's global marketing activities and brand management. With his appointment as CMO, Mr. Ragnetti also became a member of the Group Managment Committee. On April 1, 2005, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care, in addition to his duties as CMO of Philips. In April 2006 he became a member of the Board of Management. With the formation of Consumer Lifestyle on January 1, 2008. Mr. Ragnetti was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the sector.
Mr. Ragnetti, who was born in Italy in 1960, holds a degree in political science from Perugia University in Italy. He is married, with three children.
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