In February 2014, Brent Shafer assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of Philips North America. His responsibilities include management of all Philips businesses in Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle, and Lighting and its supporting operations, along with leading its 22,000 employees in North America.
Mr. Shafer brings strong market and business experience to the role through various senior leadership positions with Philips and other companies including GE, Johnson & Johnson, and Hewlett-Packard. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Home Healthcare Solutions, Philips Healthcare for over three years where he improved the value of the portfolio and broadened the business group into new markets. Prior to that, Mr. Shafer served as President and CEO of Global Sales and Service business for Philips Healthcare.
Prior to joining Philips, Mr. Shafer was Vice President and General Manager of the Patient Care Environment Division for Hill-Rom Company, Inc. and worked at GE Medical Systems where he held key positions in sales, marketing and general management. Mr. Shafer also held senior roles at Hewlett-Packard’s Medical Products Group, Johnson & Johnson and Intermountain Healthcare Primary Children’s, Inc.
Health care
A New Goal for Health: Seamless Care
As the healthcare industry moves away from "sick care" to prevention and healthy living, a new level of collaboration between health systems is needed, says Philips North America CEO. (Note: Philips is a Techonomy partner.)
Health care
Healthcare 9021…uh oh
Your health should not depend on your zip code, yet huge disparities exist even in developed countries like the U.S. And in a turnabout, now children may not live as many years as their parents. Philips' mission is to intervene with collaboration, technology, and big data, to improve the lives of three billion people a year by 2025.
How Does Technology Transform the Practice of Medicine?
Session Description: A top practitioner talks with a medical technology expert about the many ways doctors’ work will change. Below is an excerpt of the panel, How Does Technology Transform the Practice of Medicine? The full transcript can be found here. David Kirkpatrick: I have with me Brian Donley, who is chief of staff of the […]
Conferences
Health 17
Techonomy Health was a wide-ranging, day-long conference on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 for leaders about how healthcare is changing fast. How will tech shape the future of healthcare and extend it beyond medical institutions into all our lives?
