{"id":15413,"date":"2019-07-30T12:17:12","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T12:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonova.com\/usa\/people\/204\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:25:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:25:53","slug":"204","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.sonova.com\/usa\/people\/204\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria E. Carr-Brendel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victoria Carr-Brendel (born 1964, US citizen) was appointed Group Vice President Cochlear Implants and President of Advanced Bionics in April 1, 2019.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is an accomplished medical device executive with vast experience across several therapeutic areas, in both 510K and PMA devices. She started her career as a scientist in research and development, and took on increasingly larger business and management roles throughout her career. Before joining Sonova, she worked for JenaValve Technology Inc., a global and innovative transcatheter heart valve company, where she became CEO in mid-2015. Prior to that, she worked at Boston Scientific in roles spanning R&#038;D, project management, franchise general manager\/general manager for the neurovascular, electrophysiology, and peripheral interventions divisions, and the Bayer acquisition.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victoria Carr-Brendel holds a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from University of Illinois at Chicago.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside mandates:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Board member at MDMA (Medical Device Manufacturers Association)<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Holdings as per 31.03.2023<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Shares<sup>1)<\/sup>: 628<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Performance Share Units: 3,068<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Restricted Share Units: 237<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Options<sup>3)<\/sup>: 21,138<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"so-rich-text__footer wp-block-paragraph\">1) Shares are dividend entitled with full voting rights.<\/p><p class=\"so-rich-text__footer wp-block-paragraph\">3) SARs were granted instead of options (SARs grant the right to participate in the appreciation of Sonova shares without issuance of shares). 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