![Europe's biggest consumer electronics maker Philips' CEO Gerard Kleisterlee presents the company's Q4 annual results at their headquarters in Amsterdam January 25, 2010. Philips Electronics' earnings easily beat expectations in the latest Europe's biggest consumer electronics maker Philips' CEO Gerard Kleisterlee presents the company's Q4 annual results at their headquarters in Amsterdam January 25, 2010. Philips Electronics' earnings easily beat expectations in the latest](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E6PHFH/europes-biggest-consumer-electronics-maker-philips-ceo-gerard-kleisterlee-presents-the-companys-q4-annual-results-at-their-headquarters-in-amsterdam-january-25-2010-philips-electronics-earnings-easily-beat-expectations-in-the-latest-quarter-on-rising-demand-for-televisions-and-lighting-pleasing-investors-who-brushed-off-a-murky-outlook-from-the-company-reutersjerry-lampen-netherlands-tags-business-headshot-2E6PHFH.jpg)
Europe's biggest consumer electronics maker Philips' CEO Gerard Kleisterlee presents the company's Q4 annual results at their headquarters in Amsterdam January 25, 2010. Philips Electronics' earnings easily beat expectations in the latest
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![Gerard Kleisterlee, president and CEO of Philips, speaks during the presentation of the 2006 full-year results in Amsterdam January 22, 2007. REUTERS/Paul Vreeker (NETHERLANDS Stock Photo - Alamy Gerard Kleisterlee, president and CEO of Philips, speaks during the presentation of the 2006 full-year results in Amsterdam January 22, 2007. REUTERS/Paul Vreeker (NETHERLANDS Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E6NC05/gerard-kleisterlee-president-and-ceo-of-philips-speaks-during-the-presentation-of-the-2006-full-year-results-in-amsterdam-january-22-2007-reuterspaul-vreeker-netherlands-2E6NC05.jpg)
Gerard Kleisterlee, president and CEO of Philips, speaks during the presentation of the 2006 full-year results in Amsterdam January 22, 2007. REUTERS/Paul Vreeker (NETHERLANDS Stock Photo - Alamy
![Philips executive vice-president and chief operating officer Gerard Kleisterlee seen during interview in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. August 25, 2003. Dutch Philips Electronics NV on Tuesday said signs of an economic recovery that Philips executive vice-president and chief operating officer Gerard Kleisterlee seen during interview in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. August 25, 2003. Dutch Philips Electronics NV on Tuesday said signs of an economic recovery that](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D40H78/philips-executive-vice-president-and-chief-operating-officer-gerard-kleisterlee-seen-during-interview-in-amsterdam-the-netherlands-august-25-2003-dutch-philips-electronics-nv-on-tuesday-said-signs-of-an-economic-recovery-that-have-driven-stock-markets-higher-in-recent-weeks-were-fragile-picture-taken-august-25-2003-reuterspaul-vreeker-pvrsn-2D40H78.jpg)
Philips executive vice-president and chief operating officer Gerard Kleisterlee seen during interview in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. August 25, 2003. Dutch Philips Electronics NV on Tuesday said signs of an economic recovery that
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