Corporate Governance Report 2011/12 - Sonova

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advancing corporate governance
LUKAS BRAUNSCHWEILER
(born 1956, Swiss citizen) joined the
Sonova Group as CEO in November
2011. Before joining the company, he
was CEO of the Swiss technology
group Ruag. From 2002 to 2009, as
president & CEO, he headed the
Dionex Corporation. The Californiabased
company, active in the life
sciences industry, is listed on the
Nasdaq stock exchange. Prior to this,
he was operative from 1995 to 2002 in various positions in
Switzerland and the US for the precision instruments manufacturer
Mettler Toledo.
Lukas Braunschweiler received a Master of Science in analytical
chemistry (1982) and was awarded a PhD in physical
chemistry (1985) from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
(ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland.
Other activities:
Lukas Braunschweiler is a member of the Board of Directors
of Tecan Group Ltd and of the Schweiter Technology Group.
He did not stand for re-election at the AGM of Tecan Group
Ltd. on April 18, 2012.
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PAUL THOMPSON
(born 1967, Canadian citizen) has
been with Sonova since 2002 and
was appointed interim CFO in March
2011. He was previously Chief Financial
Officer of the Sonova Group from
2002 to 2004. After 2004 he was
Group Vice President, Corporate
Development. In this position he was
responsible for business development
and M&A transactions.
From 1998 to 2001, Paul Thompson was CFO and later COO
of Unitron Hearing Group. Before that he worked for Ernst &
Young in Canada from 1987 to 1998 – first in auditing, and
then in management consultancy.
Paul Thompson studied finance and business studies at
the University of Waterloo, Canada. In 1992 he became a
Chartered Accountant.
ALEXANDER ZSCHOKKE
(born in 1965, Swiss citizen) joined
Sonova in 2006. He has been responsible
for Sonova’s retail activities
since February 2010 as Group Vice
President, Channel Solutions, and
was previously Group Vice President,
Marketing. He was also interim CEO
of the Sonova Group from March to
October 2011.
Before joining Sonova, he worked from 2002 as managing
director of the marketing agency Brand View. Alexander
Zschokke’s earlier career included ten years in fashion and
retail where, as Vice President, Marketing, for Bally and later
for Salvatore Ferragamo, he oversaw the development of
global brands. Previously he was a project manager for
Contraves.
Alexander Zschokke studied mechanical engineering and
business studies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
(ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland, earning a Master of
Science degree.
HANSJÜRG EMCH
(born 1968, Swiss citizen) joined the
Sonova Group as Group Vice President,
Medical in March 2011. Before
joining Sonova, he was President of
the Global Spine division of Synthes,
the implant manufacturer. During his
time at Synthes he held various positions
and gained broad specialist and
management skills.
Hansjürg Emch acquired experience in general management,
sales, product and business development as well as clinical
and regulatory affairs in the US and Europe. He has a Master
of Science and Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology (ETH) in Zurich and completed the Program for
Management Development at Harvard Business School.