Gerard Kleisterlee
Gerard Kleisterlee
Gerard Johannes Kleisterleeis a Dutch businessman and engineer. He is the Chairman of Vodafone and former President and CEO of Philips...
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decline less seen
That decline is considerably less than we've seen in other years.
fed fell june optimistic orders pcs people picking saw seen somewhere staying
Semiconductors are fed by PCs and telecom. In PCs we have seen a wave. Somewhere around June people were optimistic PCs would rebound. And we saw in June orders picking up. In July, they fell back because PCs are not picking up. They are staying flat,
economic last parts spread usa year
The economic slowdown that started in the USA last year has spread to other parts of the world now,
begin behind business encouraged history improved performance recent seems slump start worst
Its seems the worst slump in recent business history is behind us now, and the we begin to see the start of a new upturn in the business cycle, ... We are encouraged by the improved performance in many of our businesses, especially in semiconductors and components.
delivering financial performance solid targets thanks track underlying
Thanks to solid underlying performance during the quarter, we are on track with our financial targets and delivering on our commitments.
confidence consumer events major markets september tragic trend
Consumer confidence in all major markets has been slipping this year, a trend that has accelerated after the tragic events of September 11.
businesses controls cost economic improved improvement near operating performance result underlying
Underlying performance in our businesses has improved as a result of cost controls and better operating efficiencies, which is fundamental as we do not see much of an economic improvement in the near future,
consumer creation lack value
There is a lack of value creation, particularly around consumer electronics,