Compensation report

Sonova is all about people: we strive to be a strong team working together, with and for our customers, to succeed in the market. This is why we need to be able to attract and retain skilled, dedicated, and ambitious colleagues to continuously improve and grow the company for all our stakeholders.

This compensation report describes Sonova’s compensation principles, system, and key components, as well as the method of determining the compensation of members of the Board of Directors and the Management Board. It also explains the roles, responsibilities, and governance process in the design, approval, and implementation of compensation plans. Furthermore, it provides information on the organization of the Board of Directors. More information on topics such as Board composition, independence, diversity, competence, evaluation, and risk and compliance management, as well as corporate responsibility, can be found in the corporate governance report.

The compensation report provides the context for the shareholder votes on the compensation of the Board of Directors and the Management Board, submitted for approval at the 2019 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting (AGM). It has the following structure:

  1. Introduction by the Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
  2. Compensation policy and principles
  3. Compensation governance
  4. Compensation components and system
  5. Compensation for the financial year
  6. Share ownership information

For ease of reference, abbreviations are also summarized in a glossary at the end of this report.