Philips India announced the appointment of Sameer Garde as president, Philips Healthcare, South Asia.  In his new role, he will be based in Gurgaon and will 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 managing director, Philips India in December 2013.

Prior to joining Philips, Sameer headed Enterprise Business at Samsung. He is an alumnus of IIM Kolkata and IIT Delhi, bringing in extensive experience in driving sales and defining marketing growth opportunities for both B2C and B2B companies.

Commenting on his new role, Garde said  that he would look forward to this new role in Philips and working with the Philips Healthcare team to strengthen its  leadership in this  space in India”

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, said Krishna Kumar, vice chairman and managing director, Philips India

Currently, healthcare is one of the fastest growing businesses for Philips in India. It also  leads in four out of the five categories it operates in. With a focus on innovation and technology in healthcare, Philips Healthcare India provides an end-to-end ecosystem spanning across R&D, manufacturing, service and clinical applications.