Frans van Houten, MSc
Frans van Houten has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2023. Mr. van Houten has also served as an independent director of Novartis AG since February 2017, Castor EDC since May 2023, Synthesis Health Inc. since May 2023 and Affidea Group since January 2024. Mr. van Houten also currently serves as Chair of Graduate Entrepreneur, a start-up venture fund and ecosystem which he co-founded in January 2020. Previously, Mr. van Houten was the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Management and Executive Committee of Royal Philips NV from March 2011 until October 2022. Mr. van Houten served as Chief Executive Officer for NXP Semiconductors NV from October 2004 until December 2008 and in various managerial positions at Royal Philips from 1986 until 2004. Mr. van Houten also served as Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum in 2017 and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE). Mr. van Houten received MSc and bachelor's degrees in economics from Erasmus University in Rotterdam.
