Rudy Provoost

Rudy Provoost
Born (1959-10-16) 16 October 1959
Belgium
Education Vlerick Business School
Occupation

Rudy Provoost (born 16 October 1959) is a Belgian businessman and the Chairman and CEO of Rexel.

Education

Provoost holds a Master's degree in Psychology from Ghent University (1982), and a Master's degree in Business Administration and Management from the Vlerick Business School (1983) in Belgium.[1]

Professional career

Early career

Provoost started his career at Procter & Gamble in 1984, before moving to Canon in 1987. In 1992, he joined Whirlpool Corporation as Managing Director for Belgium and was later promoted to Vice-President, Consumer Services for Europe (based in Germany).[2] He became Vice-President, Group Sales, Whirlpool Europe, Senior Officer and Member of the Chairman’s Council of Whirlpool Corporation in 1994 (based in Italy). In 1996, Rudy Provoost moved on to become Vice-President, Group Marketing, Europe, and a member of Whirlpool Corporation’s Brand Council. In early 1999, he was promoted to Vice-President, Whirlpool Brand Group, Europe.

Philips

In 2000, Provoost joined Royal Philips Electronics to lead the European Philips Consumer Electronics business (based in The Netherlands). In 2004 he was appointed CEO of Philips Consumer Electronics, and in 2006 became a member of the Management Board of Royal Philips Electronics.[3] Under his tenure, the consumer electronics division was restructured [4] with a focus on innovative designs. In 2008, Provoost became CEO of the Philips Lighting division launching the “Simply Enhancing Life with Light” strategy to position the company on innovative and sustainable lighting solutions.[5][6][7] As Chairman of the Sustainability Board at Philips, Rudy Provoost was the executive sponsor of the global Ecovision5 program, which integrated a green and social innovation agenda across the Group’s lighting, healthcare and consumer lifestyle divisions and provided a roadmap for sustainability at Philips.

Rexel

Provoost joined Rexel in October 2011[8] and became CEO and Chairman of the Management Board at the beginning of 2012 (based in France).[9] Shortly after joining Rexel, he announced the “Energy in Motion” company plan.[10][11]

Rudy Provoost is Chairman of the Rexel Foundation for a better energy future,[12] which was launched in May 2013 under the auspices of the Fondation de France.

In May 2014, Rudy Provoost is named Chairman and CEO of Rexel.[13]

Publications and Directorships

Provoost was a member of the Board of Directors of the TCL Corporation (headquartered in China) between 2007 and 2009, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of LG.Philips LCD (later renamed LG Display, headquartered in South Korea) between 2006 and 2008.[14] From 2008 until 2010, he was member of the Board of the European Federation of Quality Management (EFQM). Rudy Provoost also served as President and Chairman of the Executive Board of DIGITALEUROPE (formerly the European Information & Communications Technology Industry Association).[15] He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Vlerick Business School since 2009. Provoost is a contributing author to the book The balancing act of innovation [16] as well as the Knowledge@Wharton series.[17] He is also author of Energy 3.0, a book which discusses the digital transformation of the energy world. The book is published in English and French by Cherche Midi.[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Forbes – Rudy provoost'". forbes.com. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  2. ↑ "Business Week – Rudy provoost'". investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  3. ↑ "R. Provoost". philips.com.hk. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  4. ↑ Schofield, Jack (2007-05-24). "'Philips is now a very different company'". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  5. ↑ "Philips Lighting Head Provoost Leaves to Lead Rexel Next Year". bloomberg.com. 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  6. ↑ Richard, Jocelyn (2012-04-23). "Philips Introduces 20-Year LED Lightbulb That Won Top DOE 'L-Prize'". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  7. ↑ "The 50 Best Inventions of 2009 - The $10 Million Lightbulb". time.com. 2009-11-12. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  8. ↑ "Philips Lighting CEO Rudy Provoost latest top exec to leave". reuters.com. 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  9. ↑ "Rudy Provoost succeeds Jean-Charles Pauze as Rexel’s Chairman of the Management Board". euroinvestor.com. 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  10. ↑ "Rexel Named to FORTUNE’s Most-admired Companies List". retrofitmagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  11. ↑ "Rexel unveils roadmap for growth through 2015". electricalmarketing.com. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  12. ↑ Rexel foundation
  13. ↑ "Rudy Provoost is named Chairman and CEO - Catherine Guillouard is named Deputy CEO". rexel.com. 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  14. ↑ "Business Week – Rudy provoost'". investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  15. ↑ "Digital Europe". digitaleurope.org. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  16. ↑ "The balancing act of innovation". thebalancingactofinnovation.com. 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  17. ↑ "Philips Lighting CEO Rudy Provoost: Innovation Means Putting Consumers' Needs First". knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  18. ↑ Energy 3.0: Transforming the world of energy for growth, Le Cherche Midi (ed.)
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