Eric Benedetti.— Photo VNS

In his new role, Eric will focus on delivering strong growth in 3 main sectors of Lighting, Consumer Lifestyle and Healthcare. He is currently responsible for the Lighting business operations as the General Manager.

Eric, who has lived in Viet Nam for 20 years, has great experience and expertise in the areas of large government programs, across diverse cultures in emerging economies. His last position was of Managing Director for Danieli Group.

Eric holds a BS Mechanical Engineering from Ecole nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes and a Master of Entrepreneurial Studies from HEC school in Paris

He looks forward to further strengthening partnerships with all stakeholders, go-to-market partners and the government to accelerate business strategies and marketing excellence, said Eric, adding that Philips would like to deliver innovative solutions to the Vietnamese people.—VNS