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Sameer Garde
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Philips India appointed Sameer Garde as President, Philips Healthcare, South Asia. In his new role, Garde will be based in Gurgaon and be responsible for driving and building the healthcare business for Philips in India. He replaces Krishna Kumar who continued to lead the Philips Healthcare business following his appointment as Vice Chairman and MD, Philips India in December 2013.
An industry veteran with an extensive experience spanning over 24 years, Garde started his career in the consumer industry with Nestle and Pepsi before transitioning to the B2B segment with positions in Whirlpool and Dell International. Prior to joining Philips, Garde headed Enterprise Business at Samsung.
Commenting on his new role, Garde said, “I am looking forward to this new role in Philips and am excited about working with the Philips Healthcare team to strengthen our leadership in the healthcare space in India.”
Commenting on the new appointment, Kumar said, “I welcome Sameer to the Philips team and am confident that he will lead Philips Healthcare to greater scale and excellence. Sameer typifies the high quality leadership that we have on board as we look towards tapping opportunities to provide access to affordable healthcare in India.”