BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$37.5M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Delivering more than two decades of implant innovation to over 60,000 people, Cochlear is built upon a foundation of success.
Chief Executive Officer
Chris SmithNumber of Employees 174
Contact Information
400 Inverness Pkwy Ste 400
Englewood, Colorado 80112
1 303 790 9010
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing: 339112
Recent Events
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Reportlinker Adds Audiological Devices - Global Market Trends
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Round-table split on future of semiconductor startups
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Cochlear Buys Otologics Technology Patents For US$25 Million
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Cochlear Fiscal Year Net Profit Up 13% To A$130.5 Million, Core Earnings Up 12%
News & Analysis
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Chris Smith | Chief Executive Officer |
| Christopher G. Roberts | Chief Executive Officer |
| Jim Patrick | Senior Vice President, Chief Scientist MSC |
| John Parker | Chief Technology Officer |
| Marg Lennon | Vice President, Human Resources and Organisation Development |
| Anne-Marie Leslie | |
| Bronwyn Evans | |
| Graeme Clark | Cochlear Implant Inventor Prof |
| Jan Janssen | |
| Joseph B. Roberson | Consultant |
| Mark Hobratschk | |
| Michael Kavanagh | |
| Richard Brook | |
| Tyler Pike | Physicist |
| Paul Lurie | Member |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Andrew Denver | Board of Directors |
| Donal O'Dwyer | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Limited | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Limited | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Cochlear Limited | President | Current |
| The Nucleus Group | Current | |
| Research Australia Limited | Chairman | Current |
| ResMed, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Sibaya | Director | Current |
| Australian Institute of Company Directors | Fellow | Current |
| ResMed, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| University of New South Wales | Ph.D. In Biomedical Engineering | Former |
| Unsw | PhD | Former |
| University Corp. | PhD In Biomedical Engineering | Former |
| Macquarie University | M.B.A. | Former |
| University Corp. | B.E. In Chemical Engineering | Former |
| University of New South Wales | B.E. In Chemical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Limited | Senior Vice President, Chief Scientist MSC | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Limited | Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Cochlear Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Limited | Vice President, Human Resources and Organisation Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Limited | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Limited | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Limited | Cochlear Implant Inventor Prof | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Limited | Current |
Currently, Roberson also serves as Founder and President for The Let Them Hear Foundation, a medical organization passionate about bringing the gift of hearing to those living in silence in the U.S. and around the world. As LTHF Founder and President, Roberson leads all daily operations and strategic planning efforts for the Foundation. His responsibilities as President include traveling to train surgeons and found cochlear implant programs overseas, program development and administration. A widely published and featured speaker, Roberson has appeared on multiple national television programs, and serves as the Medical Director of the Adult and Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at California Ear Institute and Children's Hospital Oakland.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| California Ear Institute | CEO | Current |
| Let Them Hear Foundation | President & Founder | Current |
| California Ear Institute | Director of the Fellowship Program | Current |
| Atresia Repair | Renowned Specialist | Current |
| Cochlear Limited | Consultant | Current |
| Advanced Bionics Corporation | Consultant | Current |
| Let Them Hear Foundation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The American Neurotology Society | Member | Current |
| Let Them Hear Foundation | President | Former |
| Let Them Hear Foundation | Founder | Former |
| California Ear Institute | Managing Partner | Former |
| Stanford University | Faculty Member | Former |
| California Ear Institute | Renowned Specialist | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Limited | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Limited | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Limited | Current |
Tyler developed an interest in ultrarunning and in Mongolia during his 7 years of living in urban/industrial cities in China. Tyler has run both annual Sunrise to Sunset 100km and has finished several other ultras including the Leadville Trail 100 miler and several Trailwalkers. Tyler is a Sinologist (contemporary literature) and Physicist by academic background, with degrees in both from the University of California at Berkeley, and presentlyworks for Cochlear Ltd. Tyler presently lives with the love of his life, Tamsin, in Sydney, Australia.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Limited | Physicist | Current |
| Ultramongolia | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pall Corp. | Current | |
| Universal Biosensors, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Cochlear Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Australian Institute of Company Directors | Fellow | Current |
| Memtec Corporation | President | Former |
| Memtec Corporation | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Universal Biosensors, Inc. | Board Member | Former |
| University of Manchester | Bachelor of Science Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mesoblast, Ltd. | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Atcor Medical, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sunshine Heart, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Angioblast Systems, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cochlear Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Johnson & Johnson | Former | |
| Cordis Corporation | Former | |
| Mesoblast, Ltd. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Leadinglawyers.Com | Partner | Current |
| Hearing Loss | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cochlear Limited | Member | Current |
| Northwestern University | Chairman of Board | Former |
| Family Institute | Chairman of Board | Former |
| Family Institute | Member | Former |
Executive News
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Cochlear Fiscal Year Net Profit Up 13% To A$130.5 Million, Core Earnings Up 12%
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