Peter Wennink
 Peter Wennink    (business executive) | |
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| Born | 1957 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | Netherlands Institute of Registered Accountants |
| Member of | Trilateral Commission |
"If there’s one person in Europe you need on your side to solve the global chips-shortage crisis, it’s Wennink." | |
Peter Wennink is President and Chief Executive Officer of ASML, a Dutch multinational corporation specializing in the development and manufacturing of photolithography systems, used to produce computer chips. "If there’s one person in Europe you need on your side to solve the global chips-shortage crisis, it’s Wennink."[1]
Career
Before starting for ASML, Wennink worked for Deloitte Accountants.[2]
Under Wennink’s leadership since 2013, the Dutch firm grew into the highest-valued European technology firm. As chief executive officer of Dutch firm ASML, Wennink leads the only company in the world capable of producing the printing machines required by chips giants TSMC, Samsung and Intel to manufacture the latest generation of cutting-edge microchips for tech firms across the world. Companies depend on these tiny components to keep up with record-high demand for smartphones and consumer technology all the way to connected cars and data centers.[1]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2022 | 2 June 2022 | 5 June 2022 | US Washington DC Mandarin Oriental Hotel | The 68th Bilderberg Meeting, held in Washington DC, after an unprecedented two year hiatus during which a lot of the Bilderberg regulars were busy managing COVID-19 |
| Bilderberg/2023 | 18 May 2023 | 21 May 2023 | Portugal Lisbon Pestana Palace Hotel | The 69th Bilderberg Meeting, held in Lisbon, with 128 guests on the official list. The earliest in the year since 2009. |
