Philips’ First Female Top Executive in 133-Year History Starts

  • Charlotte Hanneman begins CFO tenure, joining from Stryker
  • Medical equipment maker has worked through device recall
Charlotte HannemanSource: Royal Philips NV
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Royal Philips NV’s first female chief financial officer and management board member in the company’s history starts her tenure on Tuesday.

Charlotte Hanneman, 45, is taking over as the CFO of the Dutch maker of medical equipment, succeeding Abhijit Bhattacharya who has been in the role since 2015. Hanneman is joining from US medical equipment maker Stryker Corp.