V Raja appointed as head of Philips India

Philips India has announced the appointment of V Raja as Vice-Chairman and Managing Director for Philips India Limited, effective from December 1, 2015.

In his new role, Raja will be responsible for driving and building the Healthcare and Consumer Lifestyle businesses for Philips in India. Raja takes over from A Krishna Kumar, who moved to a new role effective September 1, 2015. He joins from TE Connectivity, where he was the President of India Operations since 2011. Prior to TE Connectivity, Raja worked with GE for 14 years and has a proven track record of delivering strong growth and profitability, and nurturing and growing talent. 

“We are pleased with the appointment of V Raja and we are confident that Philips will greatly benefit from Raja’s leadership and rich experience in business to consumer and business to business industries,” said Ronald de Jong, Chief Market Leader of Royal Philips.

Commenting on his role at Philips India, Raja said, “I am very excited to work with Philips, the company that has been innovating consistently to cater to the needs of modern day customers while maintaining the technological lead that lies at its core since its inception. It will definitely be an enriching experience to be part of a team that is changing the way India defines healthy living.”