People: Sonova Holding AG (SONVF.PK)

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22 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Robert Spoerry

 57 2011 Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

Lukas Braunschweiler

 57 2011 Member of the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer

Hartwig Grevener

 47 2012 Member of the Management Board, Chief Financial Officer

Claude Diversi

 49 2012 Member of the Management Board, Vice President International Sales (Europe, South America)

Maarten Barmentlo

 46 2011 Member of the Management Board, Group Vice President Marketing

Sarah Kreienbuehl

 43 2004 Member of the Management Board, Group Vice President Corporate Human Resources

Hansjuerg Emch

 45 2011 Group Vice President Medical, Member of the Management Board

Hans Mehl

 54 2007 Member of the Management Board, Group Vice President Operations

Paul Thompson

 46 2012 Member of Management Board, Group VP Corporate Development, Head of International Sales North and Central America

Andreas Vonlanthen

 52 2012 Member of the Management Board, Group Vice President Research & Development

Jinlong Wang

 56 2012 Director

Heliane Canepa

 65 1999 Non-Executive Director

Beat Hess

 63 2012 Non-Executive Director

Michael Jacobi

 60 2003 Non-Executive Director

Andreas Rihs

 71 2011 Non-Executive Director

Ronald van der Vis

 46 2009 Non-Executive Director

Anssi Vanjoki

 57 2009 Non-Executive Director

John Zei

 69 2010 Non-Executive Director

Thomas Bernhardsgruetter

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Biographies

Name Description

Robert Spoerry

 Mr. Robert F. Spoerry has been Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sonova Holding AG since March 31, 2011. Previously, he served as Non-Executive Director at the Company from 2003. He has been also Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee at the Company. Mr. Spoerry joined Mettler-Toledo in 1983 and was Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 2007. He led the buyout of Mettler-Toledo from Ciba-Geigy in 1996, and the company's subsequent Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 1997. In 1998, he was nominated Chairman of the Board. He also serves as Member of the Board of Conzzeta Holding AG and as Vice Chairman of the Board of Geberit AG. Mr. Spoerry graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule in Zuerich, and holds an MBA of the University of Chicago.

Lukas Braunschweiler

 Dr. Lukas Braunschweiler has been Member of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sonova Holding AG since November 1, 2011. Before joining the Company, he was CEO of the technology group Ruag. From 2002 to 2009, as President & CEO, Dr. Braunschweiler headed the Dionex Corporation. Prior to this he was operative from 1995 to 2002 in various positions in Switzerland and the United States for the precision instruments manufacturer Mettler Toledo. Dr. Braunschweiler received a Master of Science degree in analytical chemistry (1982) and was awarded a Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry (1985) from Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich (ETH Zurich), Switzerland. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Schweiter Technology Group and of Tecan Group Ltd.

Hartwig Grevener

 Mr. Hartwig Grevener has been Member of the Management Board, Chief Financial Officer of Sonova Holding AG since August 1, 2012. Before joining the company, he was Group CFO of Jet Aviation, a business group of General Dynamics. From 2001 to 2006 Mr. Grevener was CFO for the European operations of Gate Gourmet, a global airline catering firm. Previous experiences include positions at the German logistics group Hapag-Lloyd, A.T. Kearney management consultants, and BMW. Mr. Grevener holds a diploma in Business Administration and Mechanical Engineering, (1991) as well as a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Universitaet St. Gallen (1994).

Claude Diversi

 Mr. Claude Diversi has been Member of the Management Board and Vice President International Sales (Europe, South America) at Sonova Holding AG since May 1, 2012. He joined the Sonova Group in March 2005 as Managing Director of Phonak France. He has experience as a sales executive. Prior to his engagement at Phonak, Mr. Diversi worked in sales management positions in companies such as British American Tobacco, Dowbrands/Melitta Europe, Pillsbury and Kraft Food France. He studied international business at Universite Paris V.

Maarten Barmentlo

 Mr. Maarten Barmentlo has been Member of the Management Board and Group Vice President Marketing of Sonova Holding AG since January 2011. Before joining the Company, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Systems at Philips Healthcare in the Netherlands. Mr. Barmentlo gained over 20 years of working experience within Philips covering a variety of functional areas and Business Units in the Netherlands and in the United States. He was responsible in various global management positions for areas such as domestic appliances, personal care, oral health care, as well as in other consumer and professional healthcare categories. He started his career in Corporate Research at Philips. Mr. Barmentlo received a Master in Physics from Universiteit Utrecht in the Netherlands and was awarded a Doctorate in Philosophy in Physics from Universiteit Leiden in the Netherlands for a dissertation in the field of non-linear optics.

Sarah Kreienbuehl

 Ms. Sarah Kreienbuehl has been Member of the Management Board, Group Vice President Corporate Human Resources at Sonova Holding AG since August 2004. Before that Ms. Kreienbuehl was Head of Global Human Resources and Member of the Executive Board of the Tecan Group in Maennedorf, Switzerland. Prior to that, she was a consultant with Amrop International, Zuerich, Switzerland. As well as her executive search projects, she also introduced new assessment and management audit services. She started her career as a psychologist with Swissair, where she was involved in the selection of pilots and air traffic managers. Ms. Kreienbuehl studied Applied Psychology at Universitaet Zuerich and obtained a masters degreee, followed by a number of additional qualifications in the field of human resources management.

Hansjuerg Emch

 Mr. Hansjuerg Emch has been Group Vice President Medical and Member of the Management Board of Sonova Holding AG since March 1, 2011. Mr. Emch has worked for 15 years in the healthcare sector. During his time at implant manufacturer Synthes he held various positions and gained broad specialist and management skills. He was President of the global Spine division, and prior to this position he was responsible for the Group’s regional sales in Europe and acquired experience in general management, sales, product and business development as well as clinical and regulatory affairs in the United States and Europe. He also acted as President Synthes Spine. Mr. Emch has a Master of Science and Engineering from Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich (ETH Zurich) and completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School.

Hans Mehl

 Mr. Hans Mehl has been Member of the Management Board, Group Vice President Operations of Sonova Holding AG since April 1, 2007. Before joining the Company, he worked in various leadership functions within the Siemens Group. In his most recent position, occupied since 2003, Mr. Mehl acted as Head of Business Administration and Controlling for Siemens Building Technologies AG, Fire and Security Division in Zuerich. Between 2000 and 2003, he was Chief Financial Officer of Siemens Medical Solutions in Malvern, United States. Between 1993 and 2000 he worked within the management team of Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH. Mr. Mehl holds a degree in business administration.

Paul Thompson

 Mr. Paul Thompson has been Member of Management Board, Group VP Corporate Development, Head of International Sales North and Central America at Sonova Holding AG since May 1, 2012. He also serves as Member of the Management Board and Group Vice President Corporate Development. Mr. Thompson has also been Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Member of the Management Board of Sonova Holding AG since March 30, 2011. He will hold the position until August 1, 2012. He was appointed Group Vice President Corporate Development at the Company in October 2004. In this position, he is responsible for the development of the Group Strategy and the implementation of various business development activities. Prior to this appointment, he was Chief Financial Officer of the Sonova Group since the beginning of 2002. Between 1998 and 2001, he acted as Chief Financial Officer and later also as Chief Operational Officer of the Unitron Hearing Group. Before joining Unitron Hearing, between 1987 and 1998, he worked for Ernst & Young in Canada, first in the auditing division and then in the management consulting division. Mr. Thompson studied finance and economics at the University of Waterloo, Canada. In 1992, he was granted his Chartered Accountant designation and in 1998, he achieved the designation of Certified Management Consultant.

Andreas Vonlanthen

 Mr. Andreas (Andi) Vonlanthen has been Member of the Management Board and Group Vice President Research & Development of Sonova Holding AG since April 1, 2012. He started his professional career at Phonak in 1984 in the area of product development. From 2002 to 2004, he was appointed Vice President Research & Development at Unitron. As of 2004 he was responsible for the Group System Integration. Mr. Vonlanthen received a degree in Electronics Engineering at the School of Engineering of Brugg Windisch (HTL Brugg Windisch) in 1984.

Jinlong Wang

 Mr. Jinlong Wang has been Member of the Board of Director at Sonova Holding AG since November 8, 2012. Mr. Wang also serves as Senior Deputy President of Starbucks Corporation and President of Starbucks Asia Pacific Region. Prior to that he was Chairman and President of Starbucks Greater China Region from October 2005 to June 2011. Mr. Wang also worked as a government official in the country's Ministry of Foreign Economic Relationship and Trade in China. After that he moved to the United States where received his Juris Doctor Degree at Columbia School of Law, Columbia University. After working in the legal field for a number of years, he joined Starbucks Corporation in 1992 as head of Law & Corporate Affairs Department.

Heliane Canepa

 Ms. Heliane Canepa has been Non-Executive Director of Sonova Holding AG since 1999. Ms. Canepa is also Member of the Audit Committee at the Company. She was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nobel Biocare AB, Sweden, a company primarily engaged in dental implants, from 2001 till September 1, 2007. Since 2002, she has also been Chief Executive Officer of the newly established group parent company, Nobel Biocare Holding AG. Before joining Nobel Biocare, Ms. Canepa acted as Chief Executive Officer of the medical technology company Schneider Worldwide. Ms. Canepa completed business school in Dornbirn, Austria, West London College in London, United Kingdom, La Sorbonne University in Paris, France, and Foreign Executive Development Program at Princeton University in New Jersey, United States.

Beat Hess

 Mr. Beat W. Hess was elected Non-Executive Director of Sonova Holding AG on June 19, 2012. He graduated in Law from Universite de Geneve in 1972 and gained a title of Master of Legal Letters from the University of Miami in 1976. The next year he received his Ph.D. in Law from Universite de Fribourg. From 1988 to 2003, Dr. Hess served as General Counsel of ABB Group and, from 2003 to 2011, as Group Legal Director and Member of the Group Executive Committee of Royal Dutch Shell plc. Dr. Hess is Member of the Board of Directors of Nestle S.A. and of Holcim Ltd.

Michael Jacobi

 Dr. Michael Jacobi has been Non-Executive Director of Sonova Holding AG since 2003. He is also Chairman of the Audit Committee at the Company. He has worked as an independent consultant since 2007. From 1996 to 2007, he was Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Committee of Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc. Prior to this, since 1978, Dr. Jacobi held various management positions in the area of finance at Ciba Geigy Group in Brazil, the United States, and Switzerland. Currently, he serves as Member of the Board of Hilti AG, Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd and as Member of the Board of Trustees of Martin Hilti Family Trust. Dr. Jacobi studied economics and business administration at the Universitaet St. Gallen, Switzerland, at the University of Washington in Seattle and at the Harvard Business School in Boston. He graduated with a doctoral degree from the Universitaet St. Gallen in 1979 with a thesis on International Accounting.

Andreas Rihs

 Mr. Andreas (Andy) Rihs has been Non-Executive Director at Sonova Holding AG since March 30, 2011. He was Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company from 1992 until March 30, 2011. He is one of the founders of the Phonak Group together with his partner Beda Diethelm, and his brother Hans-Ueli Rihs. In 1966, Mr. Rihs joined Beda Diethelm, who came to Phonak a year earlier as technical manager. He began to build up the marketing and commercial aspect of the company. He first established a sales organization for Switzerland, and then gradually built up a global distribution network. Mr. Rihs led the Phonak Group as Chief Executive Officer until April 2000, and as Interim Chief Executive Officer, from April 2002 to September 2002. He completed his education and business training primarily in Switzerland and France.

Ronald van der Vis

 Mr. Ronald van der Vis has been Non-Executive Director of Sonova Holding AG since June 10, 2009. He has been Executive Director of the Board of Esprit Holdings Limited since June 22, 2009 and Group Chief Executive Officer since November 1, 2009. Previously, he held various general management positions at Pearle Europe B.V. Mr. van der Vis was Chief Executive Officer of Pearle Europe from January 2004 to April 2009. He studied at the Nyenrode Business University in the Netherlands and received his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Manchester Business School in the UK.

Anssi Vanjoki

 Mr. Anssi Vanjoki has been Non-Executive Director of Sonova Holding AG since June 10, 2009. He is Member of the Audit Committee at the Company. He is an Individual Multicontributor of RKBS Oy, a technology start-up investment company. Mr. Vanjoki was Executive Vice President and General Manager of Nokia until March 2011 and Member of the Nokia Group Executive Board from 1998 to 2011. He is also Chairman of the Board of Amer Sports Corporation and owner of Salomon, Atomic, Wilson, Precor, and Suunto brands. He has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration.

John Zei

 Mr. John J. Zei is Non-Executive Director of Sonova Holding AG since June 15, 2010. He is Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee at the Company. He was Chief Executive Officer of Knowles Electronics through the end of 2009. Consistent with his retirement from Knowles his designation is now Senior Advisor. He was previously President of Rexton, a hearing instrument manufacturer in the United States, and later President and CEO of Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. Mr. Zei has served as Chairman of the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) three times. Previously he served in severa American organizations as President of HIA, Chairman of the hearing industry’s Market Development Committee, and on the Board of the Better Hearing Institute. Mr. Zei has a law degree from Loyola University, Chicago, and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago.

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