Arnd kaldowski biography
- Biography.
- Arnd Kaldowski is Chief Executive Officer at Sonova Holding AG. See Arnd Kaldowski's compensation, career history, education, & memberships.
- Arnd was a key advisor during the time of system transition at Talkline International.
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Management Board
According to the Organizational Regulations of Sonova, the Management Board consists of at least four, and additional members according to the corporate needs. The Management Board is appointed by the Board of Directors, as recommended by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Members of the Sonova Management Board
Arnd Kaldowski
Nationality: German
Born: 1967
First election: October 2017
Ludger Althoff
Nationality: German
Born: 1964
First election: April 2019
Alistair Simpson
Nationality: British
Born: 1969
First election: July 2024
Oliver Lux
Nationality: Austrian
Born: 1976
First election: June 2024
Lilika Beck
Nationality: Australian
Born: 1979
First election: June 2024
Katya Kruglova
Nationality: British
Born: 1971
First election: May 2023
Robert Woolley
Nationality: American
Born: 1976
First election: April 2022
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Arnd Kaldowski
Arnd Kaldowski (born 1967, German citizen) joined the Sonova Group in October 2017 as Chief Operating Officer and became CEO as of April 1, 2018. He joined Sonova from Danaher Corporation, where he served in various leadership capacities since 2008, most recently as Group Executive of the Diagnostics Platform and President Beckman Coulter Diagnostics. Arnd Kaldowski led significant sales growth, innovation and productivity initiatives. He also brings significant experience and a successful track record in M&A, commercial excellence and new product introduction, which he gained in the course of his career at Danaher and as SVP Point-of-Care Solutions at Siemens Medical, following his previous assignments as Investment Director of Atila Ventures and as a Manager with the Boston Consulting Group.
Arnd Kaldowski holds a Master of Science in Physics from the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany, and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
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Management Board
The Management Board is responsible for the business and affairs of the company and the preparation, implementation, and monitoring of Sonovaʼs strategy, the management of the membersʼ respective Group functions, and the preparation, implementation, and delivery of the annual plan and budget. The Management Board also prepares for and executes decisions made by the Board of Directors. In accordance with the Organizational Regulations of Sonova Holding AG (available here), the Management Board is chaired by the CEO and comprises at least the CFO, plus such additional members as appropriately reflect the companyʼs structure and activities. The members of the Management Board are proposed by the CEO and are appointed by the Board of Directors based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Compensation Committee (NCC).
The yearly evaluation of the CEO is based on the input of each member of the Board of Directors addressed to the Chair. The consolidated input is reviewed first by the NCC and subsequently finalized by the entire Board of Directors. Finally, t