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Beyond Institutions: How Individual Ethical Choices Shape the Governance Environment

July 2026
Ethics

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Portrait image of Patricia Frossard Piteri
Patricia Frossard Piteri
Head of Legal & Compliance l Philips LATAM, Philips LATAM, Brazil

Law, MBA (USP/Esalq), certified in compliance (SCCE) & governance (IBGC). Philips Head Legal & Compliance LatAm (since 2017), ex-Brazil Country Manager. Chair ABIMED Board, Dutcham Counselor.

Company

Philips LATAM

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a multinational leading health technology company focused on improving people's health and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. Philips' health technology portfolio generated 2017 sales of EUR 17.8 billion and employs approximately 74,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. It is a company with more than 100 years in the market

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