PROJECTS:
» The Change initiative in Dubai, UAE
» sunset Mall in Dubai, UAE
» Al Meydan Bridge in Dubai, UAE
» Hibis Temple in Aswan, Egypt
» Parliament Building in Cairo, Egypt
Philips Middle East and Turkey is part of Royal Philips, a diversified health and well-being company, focussed on improving people’s lives through meaningful innovation in the areas of healthcare, consumer lifestyle and lighting.
Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips posted 2013 sales of EUR23.3 billion and employs approximately 112,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries.
The company is a leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming and oral healthcare.
Philips Lighting Middle East is headquartered in Dubai and serves the other Middle Eastern countries including the GCC and Levant, with local offices in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Egypt.
Philips Lighting provides advanced energy-efficient solutions for all segments i.e road lighting, office and industrial, hospitality and home – and has been instrumental in enhancing sustainability through innovations in lighting technology.
Philips is also a leader in shaping the future with exciting new lighting applications and technologies such as LED technology, which, besides energy efficiency, provides attractive benefits and endless new ‘never-beforepossible’ lighting solutions. Roy Jakobs, current CEO of Philips MEA and Turkey, joined Philips in 2010 as Lighting’s Chief Marketing Officer, which focused on driving leadership in LED Lighting and capturing the opportunities of the lighting industry transformation.
In two years, he was appointed as the regional CEO. “Philips also plays a big role in the reduction of energy and carbon footprint,” Jakobs said. “Today, approximately 22% of the electricity used in the Middle East is spent on lighting, which is a higher rate compared to the rest of the world. With LED technology quickly set to become the industry norm, Philips has the insights and capabilities to make a significant difference in driving down energy consumption, while enhancing life with light, through its innovations as the world’s largest lighting provider.”