Rustam Minnikhanov meets with “Philips electronics” Executive Vice-president Ronald de Jong

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov has met with Executive Vice-president, market manager and member of executive committee of “Philips electronics” company Ronald de Jong in Davos (Switzerland).

The meeting was held in the context of World economic forum-2012. The parties discussed further cooperation by a number of joint projects.

According to the Director of Department for external relations - Aide to RT President on international issues Iskander Muflikhanov, leadership of the company shows a great interest towards expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation with Tatarstan.

During the meeting parties discussed activities in the sphere of modernization of medical equipment in Tatarstan hospitals, and the use of light solutions of “Philips electronics” at sport objects.

Rustam Minnikhanov suggested organizing a working group to study certain projects more thoroughly. The visit of “Philips electronics” Vice-president Ronald de Jong to Kazan is to be organized within a few months.

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Tatarstan was the first region where “Philips electronics” opened their representative office in the context of regional development program (November, 2011). More offices are to be opened in Krasnodar, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk and Rostov-on-don.

Besides maintenance and development of relations with distributors and retail chains Philips is going to develop the system of maintenance and post-guarantee services in regions. The main idea of the company’s strategy is positioning of all three business sectors, - Philips Lighting, Philips Healthcare, Philips Consumer Lifestyle.

Sales is not the only activity of the company, it is going to favour development of the region as well. Tatarstan is considered to be an important region for the company, one of the most developed subjects of Russia in social and economic context.

Cooperation between Tatarstan with Philips company in the sphere of Philips Lighting solutions started in 2009. These solutions have now been used at the following sport objects – Centre of box and table tennis, sport complex KGAU “Tulpar”, sport complex “Olimpiets”, swimming pool “Burevestnik” and Palace of single combats “Ak Bars”.

In health care industry the company works with key regional health care centers. Philips diagnostic equipment is being used in Republican and Children’s republican clinical hospitals.

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