DGAP-Ad-hoc: GN Store Nord A/S / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
GN Store Nord A/S: Change to Executive Management - Jakob Gudbrand appointed
CEO of GN Hearing
17-Dec-2018 / 11:10 CET/CEST
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Today, GN Store Nord announces the appointment of Jakob Gudbrand as CEO of
GN Hearing and member of GN Store Nord's Executive Management, effective as
of 18 February 2019.
Jakob comes to GN from a position as President for the Chromatography and
Mass Spectrometry division, a large division part of Thermo Fisher
Scientific, a US based Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock
Exchange.
Jakob has more than 15 years of broad based international leadership
experience from his diverse career at Thermo Fisher, including a strong
mindset for growth and innovation from a high technology science company.
Today, Jakob is the leader for the Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
division of Thermo Fisher responsible for yearly revenues of around DKK 16
billion and 6,500 employees. Jakob has had multiple senior management
positions within Thermo Fisher Scientific. His leadership career started
with Radiometer in Denmark, then moving on to the UK before relocating to
the US. Jakob has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the
Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
_"It is an incredible honor for me to join GN Group and GN Hearing and serve
a company with such a proud history of innovation. While the business has
achieved great success, we now stand at the forefront of the 4th industrial
revolution. New cloud and software-based technologies will shape the
industry in which we operate and the meaning of how customers use our
solutions to make life sound better," _says Jakob Gudbrand.
_"As we prepare for the next phase of growth of GN Store Nord, I am very
pleased to welcome Jakob to GN as our new CEO for GN Hearing. We are at an
inflection point with modern technology in the hearing aid space as well as
new market dynamics - especially as it relates to the important US market.
To move forward with a leader that has in-depth and hands-on experience from
the US market as well as the "genes" of Denmark is unique and will serve GN
well,"_ says Chairman Per Wold-Olsen.
Following Jakob's appointment, GN Store Nord's Executive Management will
consist of: Jakob Gudbrand, CEO of GN Hearing; René Svendsen-Tune, CEO of GN
Audio; Marcus Desimoni, CFO of GN Store Nord and GN Hearing.
_Resume:_
Born: 1971
Nationality: Danish
Education: Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Technical
University of Denmark
_Career:_
2016 - 2018: President, Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry, Thermo Fisher
Scientific, US
2011 - 2015: Vice President and General Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific,
US
2011 - 2011: Vice President, Integration, Thermo Fisher Scientific, US
2008 - 2010: Vice President, Commercial Americas, Thermo Fisher Scientific,
US
2003 - 2008: General Manager, UK & Ireland, Thermo Fisher Scientific and
Dionex, UK
1994 - 2003: Various Sales and General Manager roles at Radiometer and
Dionex, Denmark
For further information, please contact:
*Investors and analysts*
Peter Justesen
VP - Investor Relations & Treasury
Tel: +45 45 75 87 16
Or
Rune Sandager
Senior Manager Investor Relations
Tel: +45 45 75 92 57
*Press and the media*
Steen Frentz Laursen
VP Group Communication
Tel: +45 20 65 34 20
Or
Lars Otto Andersen-Lange
Head of Media Relations & Corporate Public Affairs
Tel: +45 45 75 02 55
*About GN Group*
The GN Group is a global leader in intelligent audio solutions that let you
hear more, do more and be more than you ever thought possible. With our
unique competencies within medical, professional and consumer audio
solutions, we transform lives through the power of sound: Hearing aids that
enhance the lives of people with hearing loss; integrated headset and
communications solutions that assist professionals in all types of
businesses to be more productive; wireless headsets and earbuds designed to
support calls, music and media consumption.
With world leading expertise in the human ear, sound, wireless technology
and miniaturization, GN's innovative and intelligent audio solutions are
marketed by the brands ReSound, Beltone, Interton, Jabra and BlueParrott in
100 countries across the world. Founded in 1869, the GN Group today has more
than 5,500 employees and is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (GN.CO).
Visit our homepage GN.com - and connect with us on LinkedIn [1], Facebook
[2] and Twitter [3].
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Company: GN Store Nord A/S
Lautrupbjerg 7
2750 Ballerup
Denmark
Phone: +45 457 50000
E-mail: investor@gn.com
Internet: www.gn.com
ISIN: DK0010272632
WKN: 854734
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