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Herman Diederik Huyer Managing Director Philips Australia

Published by DACC on December 7, 2023December 7, 2023

Dutch businessman Herman Diederik Huyer, who settled in Australia in 1969.  Huyer was born in the Netherlands in 1920, and after World War II worked for the Dutch multinational company, the Philips Group.  He held posts around the world during his career.

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