Ruud J. Peters Chief Executive Officer Philips Intellectual Property and Standards Eindhoven

Ruud Peters, a national of the Netherlands, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Philips Intellectual Property & Standards in 1999, in which position he is responsible for managing Philips' worldwide IP portfolio creation and value capturing activities. He is also responsible for the technical and formal standardization activities in the fields of consumer lifestyle, healthcare, lighting and technology. He joined the Philips IP&S organization in 1977, where he became Director responsible for licensing in 1990. He participated in standards bodies, such as ISO and ETSI, where he was active in the formulation of IP policies. Currently, the Philips IP&S organization has about 460 people working in 16 countries around the world.

He is also a member of the board of directors of Intertrust Corp. in the United States and an advisory board member of two technology/IP companies. He has a background in physics.