The team

A team of 3 former PHILIPS Light & Health employees with many years of experience in photo-dermatology, completed by 2 domain experts have decided to found PHLECS B.V., a start-up that develops and commercialize photo-dermatology solutions, based on a proprietary full body blue light platform.

Willeke Wisse

Chief Medical Officer

Willeke is co-founder of Phlecs, she is a Medical Doctor and holds MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management. Willeke brings an extensive general practitioner and clinical research experience and is also currently General Manager of a medical center in South-Netherlands.

David Aubert

Chief Executive Officer

David is co-founder of Phlecs, he holds an MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management. David has an extensive commercial and managerial experience and was previously the Philips Light & Health CEO, a corporate start-up addressing skin diseases needs with photo-dermatology solutions.

Joost den Hollander

Chief Operations Officer

Joost is co-founder of Phlecs, he holds Master degree in Industrial Engineering & Management Science from the Eindhoven University of Technology. Joost brings an extensive operations management experience and was previously the Philips Light & Health head of operations.

Rob Verbakel

Chief Financial Officer

Rob is a former registered accountant former CFO of the MedTech start-up PlasmaCure who brings an extensive financial management experience. He is a valuation specialist and has a track record in raising capital.

Rene Wenmekers

Chief Quality and Regulatory Officer

Rene is co-founder of Phlecs, he holds a Master degree in Polymer Science a Master degree industrial statistics and an MBA. Rene has an extensive Q&R experience, has worked at Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Dekra and was previously heading the Quality and Regulatory department at Philips Light & Health.