Management and Board of Directors


Niels Jacobsen (born 1957), President & CEO
Niels Jacobsen joined the Company in 1992 as Executive Vice President and was appointed President and CEO in 1998.
LEGO A/S, chairman of the board
KIRKBI A/S, deputy chairman of the board
A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S, director
Directorships in a number of wholly and partly owned companies in the William Demant Group, including William Demant Invest A/S, Össur hf., Sennheiser Communications A/S, HIMPP A/S, HIMSA A/S and HIMSA II A/S.

 

 


Lars Nørby Johansen (born 1949), Chairman
CAT Invest A/S, chairman of the board
Falck A/S, chairman of the board
Georg Jensen A/S, chairman of the board
OMI People A/S, chairman of the board
DONG Energy A/S, deputy chairman of the board
Codan A/S, director
Index Award A/S, director
The Danish Growth Council, chairman
Lars Nørby Johansen joined the Board of the Company in 1998 and is considered an independent Director.


Peter Foss (born 1956), Deputy Chairman
FOSS A/S, President & CEO plus chairman of the board in two subsidiaries
The Oticon Foundation, deputy chairman of the board
N. Foss & Co. A/S, deputy chairman of the board
A.R. Holding af 1999 A/S, director
VICH 9625 A/S, director
Peter Foss joined the Board of the Company in 2007. Because of his seat on the Board of the Company's principal shareholder, the Oticon Foundation, he is not considered an independent Director.


Niels B. Christiansen
(born 1966)
Danfoss A/S, President & CEO plus directorships in seven subsidiaries
Axcel II and III, chairman of the board
Sauer Danfoss Inc., deputy chairman of the board
B&O A/S, director
TrygVesta A/S, director
Niels B. Christiansen joined the Board of the Company in 2008 and is considered an independent Director.


Thomas Hofman-Bang (born 1964)
NKT Holding A/S, President & CEO plus chairman of the board in three subsidiaries
NeuroSearch A/S, chairman of the board
Committee on Corporate Governance, member
Thomas Hofman-Bang joined the Board of the Company in 2009 and is considered an independent Director.


Ivan Jørgensen (born 1967), PhD, Electronic Engineering
Oticon A/S, Director of Product Development, Platform
Staff representative
Ivan Jørgensen joined the Board of the Company in 2005.


Susanne Fredsø (born 1961)
Oticon A/S, Thisted
3F Thy-Mors, director
Staff representative
Susanne Kold joined the Board of the Company in 2007.


Ole Lundsgaard (born 1969), Electronics Mechanic
Diagnostic Instruments, technical support specialist
Staff representative
Ole Lundsgaard joined the Board of the Company in 2003.


 

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