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Oticon Inc.

is in the Retail Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$75.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Oticon is the oldest hearing aid manufacturer in the world. Oticon was founded in 1904 by Hans Demant. His son, William Demant, created the Oticon Foundation. The Oticon Foundation is the majority shareholder of Oticon and "The Foundation" is committed through its statutes to support the needs of hearing impaired people. At Oticon Inc., People First is more than our slogan. People First is the philosophy upon which we build, conduct and maintain relationships with consumers and hearing care professionals. Our People First approach assures you the highest standards of professionalism and business ethics, as well as extraordinary consumer and professional service when you select Oticon. At Oticon Inc., our goal is to help people with hearing loss fulfill their potential while living the life they choose - with the hearing they have. To achieve this goal, we strive to be the leader in high performance hearing solutions. High performance hearing solutions includes much more than the most advanced hearing science and innovative cutting edge designs. High performance hearing solutions includes an extraordinary appreciation of human needs, desires, and motivations and a strong commitment to research, science, the professions we interact with, and of course, maximal customer service.

Number of Employees 174
Contact Information

29 Schoolhouse RD

Somerset, New Jersey 08875-6724

my-delta.com

1 732 560 1220

NAICS Code All Other Health and Personal Care Stores: 446199

News & Analysis

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  • Oticon: Hearing Aids Go Wireless.

    - 2007-06-12

    TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jun 12, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Editors Note: A photo for this release will be available on the CP picture wire via CCNMatthews. The newest hearing aid from Danish Oticon abolishes technological boundaries: In addition to offering sublime sound quality, it...

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  • Oticon Delta Invisible Hearing Aid Wins International Design Award.

    - 2007-02-20

    TORONTO, ONTARIO, Feb 20, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- At the international "Ambiente Exhibition" 2007 in Frankfurt, the groundbreaking Oticon Delta hearing device was awarded one of the five prestigious 2007 Gold Design Awards of the Federal Republic of Germany. Delta's innovative triangular and miniature design...

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  • Oticon honors people who have overcome hearing loss.(Over the Wire)

    - 2006-12-01

    SAN FRANCISCO -- The 2006 Oticon Focus on People Awards, held here on October 31, honored 12 outstanding people with hearing loss who prove that hearing loss need not limit a person's ability to live a full, productive, and inspiring life. ...

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  • BHI, Oticon win awards.(HJ REPORT)

    - 2006-12-01

    Two prominent organizations in hearing care were recently honored. The Better Hearing Institute BHI, a not-for-profit foundation created to educate the public about hearing loss and its treatment and prevention, won an eHealtheare Leadership Award for its web site (www.betterhearing.org) on November 6 during the annual...

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  • Hearing Device Oticon Delta Garners a CES Best of Innovations Award

    - 2006-11-12

    Wireless News 11-12-2006 Hearing Device Oticon Delta Garners a CES Best of Innovations Award WIRELESS NEWS-November 12, 2006-Hearing Device Oticon Delta Garners a CES Best of Innovations Award C2006 10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com The Consumer Electronics...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Peer Lauritsen President
Deborah Dempesy Regional Manager

Organization Position Status
Oticon, Inc. President Current
Oticon, Inc. Vice President Former

Deborah Dempesy obtained her training in audiology at Northwestern University in Evanston IL, and graduated with a Masters Degree in Audiology in 1982. She has 24 years experience as a clinical audiologist. Dr. Dempesy completed her clinical doctorate in audiology (AuD) through the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and Audiology in December 2007. She practiced initially as an audiologist in Chicago IL and for the last 25 years in Boston. Boston work experience includes: Director of Audiology at Beth Israel Deaconess hospital for many years, 6 years of consulting work performing hearing aid clinical research, serving on the Task Force for Infant Hearing Screening for the state of Massachusetts, assisting several Boston hospitals setting up Infant Hearing screening programs, establishing her own private practice in audiology for 7 years on Boston's North Shore. She also worked a clinical audiologist with HearUSA. She is currently employed by Oticon, Inc. as a regional manager for Northern New England. Dr. Dempesy's interest is primarily aural rehabilitative audiology, especially working with hearing aids, assistive listening devices and technology that helps the hearing impaired communicate and cope in our very auditory world. She herself lost her hearing 15 years ago due to Meniere's disease and wears hearing aids. She is personally aware of the limitations hearing loss can create when working and socializing and is committed to helping others achieve the best possible hearing ability they can through modern technology. Dr. Dempesy is a member of the American Academy of Audiology, American Speech Language Hearing Association and has her Clinical Certificate of Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) , The Massachusetts Educational Audiology Association and licensed by the State of Massachusetts to practice Audiology.

Organization Position Status
Oticon, Inc. Regional Manager Current
The Massachusetts Academy of Audiology (Maa) Board of Directors Current
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