Health technology company Royal Philips has announced the appointment of Peter Quinlan as managing director, of Philips APAC, effective September 1. He has succeeded Caroline Clarke who is leaving Philips after a 15-year tenure at the company, including nine years as leader for APAC.

With over 17 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Peter brings with him a wealth of experience. 

In his most recent role, Peter led Philips’ MR, CT, and diagnostic X-ray imaging businesses across regions including APAC, Japan and India, Latin America (LATAM), the Middle East, and Africa (META). 

Since joining Philips in 2007, Peter has held leadership positions in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the Netherlands at the company’s global headquarters. 

In his new role, Peter will be responsible for leading Philips in APAC as it supports healthcare providers through digital transformation.

“Peter has demonstrated great expertise within the health technology field, and we are confident that under his leadership, Philips APAC will continue to go from strength to strength,” said Edwin Paalvast, Chief of International Region and member of the Executive Committee, Royal Philips. “Peter’s passion for first-class healthcare delivery, and for pursuing our purpose of improving people’s health and well-being, make him uniquely qualified to lead our APAC organization into the future."