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 Andy Rihs -
co-founder, non-executive memberAndy Rihs (born in 1942, Swiss citizen) has been member of the Board of Directors of Sonova Holding AG since 1992. He is one of the company’s founders, together with his business partner Beda Diethelm and his brother Hans-Ueli Rihs. He also owns several companies, which are mainly active in the real estate and cycling business.
In 1966 Andy Rihs joined Beda Diethelm, who had come to Phonak a year earlier as technical manager, and concentrated on the company’s marketing and commercial operations. He first established a sales organization for Switzerland and later gradually built up a global distribution network. Andy Rihs managed the Sonova Group as CEO until April 2000 and again as interim CEO from April to September 2002. Under his leadership, the company grew continuously and established an outstanding reputation as a provider of technologically advanced products.
Andy Rihs completed his education and business training primarily in Switzerland and France.  TopWilliam D. Dearstyne -
Vice-Chairman, non-executiveWilliam D. Dearstyne (born 1940, US citizen) retired in April 2003 from his position as Company Group Chairman and member of the Medical Devices and Diagnostics Group Operating Committee of Johnson & Johnson.
During his 34-year career, he managed various healthcare companies and gained valuable business experience in Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and in Latin America. He served in many different management positions during his 26 years at Johnson & Johnson. During this period he played a key role in two major acquisitions – Cordis and DePuy. Both companies were leaders in their respective markets: interventional cardiology and orthopedics.
William D. Dearstyne studied at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and at Syracuse University in New York, where he earned an MBA in International Business. Heliane Canepa -
Non-executive memberHeliane Canepa (born 1948, Swiss citizen) was President and CEO of Nobel Biocare AB, Sweden, and CEO of the group’s parent company, Nobel Biocare Holding AG, until September 1, 2007.
Before joining Nobel Biocare, Heliane Canepa was CEO for 20 years of Schneider Worldwide, a medical technology company based in Switzerland and the United States that manufactures balloon catheters.
Heliane Canepa completed business school in Dornbirn, Austria, and continued her studies at West London College in London, Sorbonne University in Paris, and the Foreign Executive Development Program at Princeton University in New Jersey (USA). Dr. Michael Jacobi -
Non-executive memberDr. Michael Jacobi (born in 1953, Swiss and German citizen) works as an independent consultant since 2007.
From 1996 to 2007, he was CFO and member of the Executive Committee of Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc. Prior to this, since 1978, Michael Jacobi held various management positions in the area of finance at Ciba Geigy Group in Brazil, the US, and Switzerland.
Michael Jacobi studied economics and business administration at the University of 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 University of St. Gallen in 1979 with a thesis on International Accounting. Robert F. Spoerry -
Chairman, non-executive memberRobert F. Spoerry (born in 1955, Swiss citizen) is Chairman of the Board of Sonova Holding AG since March 30, 2012 and a non exective member of the board since 2003 already. Furthermore he is Chairman of the Board of Mettler-Toledo International Inc., a leading global manufacturer and marketer of precision instruments and related services for use in laboratory, manufacturing, and food retailing applications.
Robert F. 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 (NYSE) in 1997. In 1998, he was nominated Chairman of the Board.
Robert F. Spoerry graduated in Mechanical Engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago. Anssi Vanjoki -
Non-executive member Anssi Vanjoki (born in 1956, Finnish citizen) is Individual Multicontributor of RKBS Oy. Anssi 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 Oyj, one of the world’s leading suppliers of sports equipment and owner of Salomon, Atomic, Wilson, Precor, and Suunto brands.
Anssi Vanjoki has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration. Ronald van der Vis -
Non-executive member Ronald van der Vis (born in 1967, Dutch citizen) has been Group Chief Executive Officer of Esprit Holdings Limited since November 1, 2009, and Executive Director of the Board since June 22, 2009. Esprit Holdings is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and included in the Hang Seng Index.
Previously he held various general management positions at Pearle Europe B.V., a leading optical chain. He was Chief Executive Officer of Pearle Europe from January 2004 to April 2009.
Ronald van der Vis 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. John J. Zei -
Non-executive memberJohn J. Zei (born in 1944, US citizen) was CEO of Knowles Electronics, the primary supplier of acoustic components for the hearing instruments industry, through the end of 2009. He retired as “Senior Advisor” from Knowles in 2010.
Previously he was President of Rexton, a hearing instrument manufacturer in the US, and later President and CEO of Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. John J. Zei has served as Chairman of the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) three times. Previously he served in several US American organizations as President of HIA, Chairman of the hearing industry’s Market Development Committee, and on the Board of the Better Hearing Institute.
John J. 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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