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66 PRES S RELE ASE Organisational Changes at Sivantos Limited New Appointment: David Smith – Managing Director Effective July 1st David Smith will become the new managing director at Sivantos Limited, Crawley, UK. David has 28 years of experience in the hearing aid industry. He joined Sivantos (formerly Siemens Hearing Instruments) as Cost Accounting Manager in 1989 becoming Company Accountant and Commercial Manager before Finance Director in 2004. Prior to Sivantos he worked for Duracell in several sales and technical marketing management positions promoting and selling technical battery solutions to UK government suppliers. Initially qualifying as a chemist, David is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) and has a MBA from Kingston University. With his extensive experience of the UK hearing market we believe David will be able to strongly contribute to our group ambition of becoming the number one hearing instrument provider globally.
Departing: Trevor Andrews After ten years as Managing Director at Sivantos Limited (formerly Siemens Hearing Instru-ments), Trevor Andrews has left the organisation to pursue new opportunities. Trevor, with his team, has lead the company through great periods of change as well as representing the company on many industry bodies. We would like to thank him for his support and contribution during this time and wish him well with his future endeavours.
Sivantos Limited formerly Siemens Hearing Instruments Ltd (Crawley, West Sussex) provides a comprehensive range of digital hearing instruments and software, patient management systems and audiology equipment to the National Health Service, independent retail dispensers and national chains in the UK. It is the UK operation of Sivantos Group, which is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of hearing instruments, With 5,000 employees. Sivantos’ international sales organization supplies products to hearing aid specialists and sales organizations in more than 120 countries. Particular emphasis is placed on product development. The owners of Sivantos are the anchor investors EQT together with the Strüngmann family as co-investors. Sivantos Limited is a Trademark Licensee of Siemens AG. Further information can be found under www.sivantos.co.uk
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