Royal Philips has appointed Jie Xue as the company’s chief business leader of Precision Diagnosis and Özlem Fidanci as chief of the international region. Both positions were effective January 1, 2025.
The two have joined Philips’ executive committee and report directly to Roy Jakobs, CEO of Philips. Xue joins Philips from GE Healthcare to lead the precision diagnosis business that was temporarily led by Bert van Meurs, who will continue to lead the company’s image-guided therapy business. Xue and Van Meurs will also be jointly responsible for the diagnosis and treatment segment.
Fidanci joins Philips from Versuni and succeeds Edwin Paalvast, chief of the international region, who is retiring.
Xue worked for GE Healthcare for more than 25 years, most recently in the role of president and CEO of global MRI. She has served in leadership roles including in global x-ray, MRI, services, and business development.
Fidanci previously worked at Philips until 2021. She took on various roles including health systems leader and market leader for the Middle East and Türkiye.