{"id":372169,"date":"2026-04-09T21:18:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sonova.com\/blog\/people\/thomas-hies\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:11:55","slug":"thomas-hies","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.sonova.com\/de\/people\/thomas-hies\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Hies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biografie<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas Hies (Geburtsjahr 1967, deutscher Staatsb\u00fcrger) ist seit April 2026 als Chief Quality &amp; Regulatory Officer f\u00fcr die Sonova-Gruppe t\u00e4tig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Er verf\u00fcgt \u00fcber mehr als 20 Jahre internationale und interkulturelle F\u00fchrungserfahrung in den Bereichen Forschung und Entwicklung, Qualit\u00e4t und Regulatory Affairs sowie Nachhaltigkeit, wobei sein Schwerpunkt auf den Bereichen Audiologie, Akustik und Medizinprodukte liegt. Vor seinem Eintritt bei Sonova hatte er globale F\u00fchrungspositionen in der Akustik-Industrie und im H\u00f6rger\u00e4tebereich inne, darunter als Chief Quality &amp; Regulatory Officer bei WS Audiology und als Senior Vice President Quality &amp; Regulatory Affairs bei Sivantos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sein beruflicher Hintergrund umfasst sowohl multinationale Konzerne als auch kleine und mittlere Unternehmen. Erg\u00e4nzend dazu verf\u00fcgt er \u00fcber Leitungserfahrung innovationsgetriebener Start-ups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas besitzt ein Diplom (ein Master-\u00c4quivalent) in Physik der Technischen Universit\u00e4t Berlin und einen Doktortitel in Elektrotechnik der Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Externe Mandate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B\u00f6rsennotierte Unternehmen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">n. v.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sonstige Mandate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">n. v.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biografie Thomas Hies (Geburtsjahr 1967, deutscher Staatsb\u00fcrger) ist seit April 2026 als Chief Quality &amp; Regulatory Officer f\u00fcr die Sonova-Gruppe t\u00e4tig. 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