Group Executives

(Born 1967, French citizen) joined the Sonova Group in July 2025 and became CEO as of 15 September 2025.

Eric brings more than 30 years of global leadership experience and a proven track-record in building high-growth, customer centric businesses. From 2019 to 2024, Eric led WS Audiology as Chief Executive Officer, guiding the successful merger and integration of Widex and Sivantos to create a leading global provider of hearing care solutions. Prior to WS Audiology, he spent 25 years in country, regional, and global leadership roles at Essilor, the world leader in optics, and served on the Essilor Executive Committee for nine years. Since1992, his career has taken him to Japan, Singapore, the US, Australia, China, and Denmark, reflecting a deeply international perspective and consistent ability to drive growth across diverse markets.

Eric holds a Masterʼs degree (“Maitrise”) in Applied Mathematics and Social Sciences from Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, France, and is a graduate of ESSEC Business School in Cergy, France.

Eric succeeded Arnd Kaldowski; further details can be found in last yearʼs Annual Report.

(Born 1974, French‑Swiss citizen) joined the Sonova Group in May 2025 and assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in July 2025.

Elodie Carr‑Cingari has more than 25 years of experience in senior finance leadership roles in publicly listed and privately held international companies across the industrial and technology sectors. From 2020 to 2025, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Landis+Gyr Group, a Switzerland‑based multinational technology company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Prior to this, she was Group CFO of Hoerbiger, an international industrial group. Previously, she held global CFO roles at Alstom and General Electric, and several senior finance leadership positions in Hewlett-Packard where she started her career.

She holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Bocconi University, Italy, and a degree in Business Administration from INSEEC Group, France.

(Born 1979, Australian and Canadian citizen) joined the Sonova Group in 2009 and held several leadership roles within Hearing Instruments and Audiological Care before being appointed Group Vice President Consumer Hearing in June 2024.

Within the Hearing Instruments business, Lilika Beck held leadership roles at the Unitron brand, including Vice President Global Marketing and Country Director Australia. From 2019 to 2024, she served as Managing Director of Connect Hearing Canada within Sonovaʼs Audiological Care business. In this role, she was responsible for the Canadian business, including network development, commercial performance and organizational leadership. During her tenure, the business expanded its clinic network, implemented a company‑owned subscription model for hearing aids, and executed multiple acquisitions.

In her current role as Group Vice President Consumer Hearing, Lilika Beck is responsible for the global Consumer Hearing business, including strategy, portfolio development and commercial execution across markets.

She holds a Masterʼs degree in International Business from Macquarie University, Australia.

(Born 1974, Italian citizen) joined the Sonova Group in November 2025 and was appointed Chief Operations Officer in December 2025.

Roberto di Fiore has held senior operational and business leadership roles in global industrial and medical technology companies for more than 25 years. From 2019 to 2024, he served as Chief Operations Officer and President Asia Pacific at WS Audiology. Prior to this, he spent two years at Sivantos Group as Senior Vice President Operations, where he was responsible for the companyʼs global efficiency program.

Earlier in his career, Roberto di Fiore spent eleven years in executive leadership positions at Elica Group, an international designer and manufacturer of cooking appliances, with responsibilities across operations and general management. Across his roles, he has led operational transformation initiatives, cost and efficiency programs, and quality and service performance improvements in global, matrix organizations.

He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy.

Roberto di Fiore succeeded Ludger Althoff as Chief Operations Officer. Further details on Ludger Althoff are provided in last yearʼs Annual Report.

(Born 1971, British citizen) joined the Sonova Group in March 2023 and was appointed Chief Human Resources Officer in May 2023.

Katya Kruglova has held senior human resources leadership roles for more than 25 years across international organizations in the medical technology, life sciences and financial services sectors.

Prior to joining Sonova, she served as Vice President Human Resources at GE Healthcare from 2017 to 2023. In this role, she led a global human resources organization spanning more than 30 countries and was responsible for HR strategy, organizational development, and talent management across the business. During this period, she played a key role in the preparation and execution of the spin‑off of GE Healthcare as a publicly listed company in 2022. Earlier in her career, from 1998 to 2017, she held progressively senior human resources leadership roles across several General Electric businesses, including GE Healthcare Life Sciences and GE Capital, with responsibilities at country, regional and global levels.

She holds a Masterʼs degree in English and Spanish Linguistics and Psychology from the State Linguistic University in Moscow, Russia.

(Born 1976, Austrian citizen) joined the Sonova Group in 2010 and has held a range of senior general management roles within the Audiological Care business before being appointed Group Vice President Audiological Care in June 2024. Effective 1 April 2026, following the reorganization of Sonovaʼs business units into regional structures, Oliver Lux was appointed Regional President EMEA & LATAM.

Within Audiological Care, Oliver Lux served as Managing Director in several markets, including Austria, Hungary, the United States and Germany. In addition, he held global corporate roles such as Vice President Strategy & Transformation and Commercial Excellence. In these roles, he was responsible for business development and mergers and acquisitions, including the expansion of sales structures and the integration of newly acquired stores. He was responsible for the global rollout of the “World of Hearing” concept and for the development of new markets, including Brazil, China, and Japan.

Prior to joining the Sonova Group, Oliver Lux was a Principal at Arthur D. Little, where he worked on strategy and mergers and acquisitions mandates across Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Before this, he held senior management positions at Swisscom, including roles in Group Strategy and as Head of New Business Development.

Oliver Lux holds a Masterʼs degree in Economics and Trade from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria, and an Executive Diploma in Financial Strategy from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

(Born 1965, Swedish citizen) joined Sonova in September 2024 as Vice President Research & Development for the Hearing Instruments business and was appointed Chief Research & Development Officer in October 2025.

Anders Rosengren has held senior research and development leadership roles for more than 20 years in global technology organizations, with responsibilities spanning hardware, software and systems development, including cloud‑based and artificial‑intelligence‑enabled technologies.

Prior to joining Sonova, he held various senior leadership positions at Ericsson, including Vice President roles in Strategy & Portfolio, Software Engineering, and Architecture & Technology. In these roles, he was responsible for technology strategy, product and portfolio planning, and the development of large‑scale software and systems platforms. His professional background includes mixed‑signal hardware, embedded software, cloud‑native architectures and artificial intelligence, as well as the leadership of global R&D organizations operating in complex, matrix environments.

Anders Rosengren holds a Master of Science degree in Electronic Engineering from Lund University, Sweden, and has completed executive leadership programs at Ericsson and Boston University, USA.

(Born 1969, British citizen) was appointed Group Vice President Cochlear Implants in July 2024.

Alistair Simpson is responsible for Sonovaʼs global Cochlear Implants business, including strategy, portfolio development and commercial execution across markets. He has held senior general management and functional leadership roles in global healthcare companies, with responsibility for full profit‑and‑loss management, product portfolios and business operations in regulated environments. His professional background spans general management, global marketing and sales as well as business and market development.

Prior to joining Sonova, he held senior leadership positions at Johnson & Johnson, Danaher and LivaNova. In these roles, his responsibilities included the management of global businesses and product lines, the commercialization of medical technologies, and the development of scalable operating models across regions.

Alistair Simpson holds a Master of Business Administration from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and a Bachelor of Science in Geography from the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.