Ronald Tabaksblat

Executive Vice President, Head of Enterprise Excellence Philips

Ronald Tabaksblat is Executive Vice President, Head of Enterprise Excellence. In this role he is accountable for digital transformation and process and system excellence across Philips. He oversees an organization of over 6000 teammates around the globe, including Group IT and General Business Services. Between 2012 and 2021 Ronald was Business Leader of the Image Guided Therapy Systems business of Philips, leading teams in the Netherlands and India that deliver the industry’s leading solutions for minimally invasive interventions. In 2018 Ronald was responsible for the acquisition of EPD Solutions and personally led the integration into Philips. In 2012 Ronald was responsible for leading the Diagnostic X-Ray business. Operating out of Hamburg, Germany, he managed teams in Germany, China, and Brazil. From 2007 to 2011 Ronald led the Cardiology Informatics business. Ronald oversaw the development of solutions that distribute cardiology images and information, enable clinical reporting and workflow throughout the cardiac care cycle, and complement and interface to the Electronic Medical Record. In this role he was responsible for the acquisition of TOMCAT Clinical Systems of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2008. Formerly, Ronald managed Philips Medical Systems Electrophysiology group located in Best, the Netherlands, where he successfully developed a new business centered around arrhythmia care cycles. Prior to this, he managed Philips Consumer Electronics 100 Hz television business in Singapore, and held several leadership roles in strategy development, marketing, and project management within Philips Components division in the Netherlands.   Ronald holds a Master’s degree in Physics and a Master’s in Business Administration.