THE HAGUE: Philips said Tuesday it would split the 120-year-old Dutch giant in two, separating its healthcare-lifestyle division from the historic lighting business in a dramatic streamlining move.
"We're preparing Philips for the next century," CEO Frans van Houten told a telephone press conference.
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