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Sonic Innovations Inc.

(SNCI) is in the Health Care Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$122.4M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Sonic Innovations, Inc. is the largest, publicly traded U.S.-based hearing aid manufacturer. The company was founded with a mission to commercialize a unique digital signal processing platform for hearing aids. Sonic Innovations hearing aids were among the first of their kind clinically proven to increase speech understanding in noise for the hearing impaired.

Chief Executive Officer
Samuel L. Westover
Number of Employees 637
Contact Information

2795 E Cottonwood Pkwy Ste 660

Salt Lake City, Utah 84121

www.sonici.com

(801) 365-2800

NAICS Code Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing: 334510

Recent Events

  • Reportlinker Adds Audiological Devices - Global Market Trends

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News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Samuel L. Westover Chief Executive Officer
Paul R. Wennerholm President and Chief Operating Officer
Michael M. Halloran Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Wilson CFO & Senior Vice President
Victor H. Bray Chief Audiology Officer & Vice President
Brent H. Shimada General Counsel & Vice President, Admin
Christie R. Mitchell Vice President, Manufacturing Operations
David R. Whittle Vice President, Worldwide Quality
Jeffrey R. Geigel Vice President N.A. Sales
Jerry Dabell Vice President, R & D
Jerry L. Deball Vice President, Res & Development
Jerry L. Debell Vice President, R & D
Richard V. Scott Vice President of Worldwide Marketing
Scott O. Lindeman Vice President and Corporate Controller
Andrew G. Raguskus Senior Technology Advisor
David M Greenhouse
Lawrence C. Ward Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Craig L. McKnight Chairman
Anthony B. Evnin Board of Directors
Cherie Fuzzell Board of Directors
Gary Shaffer Board of Directors
James M. Callahan Board of Directors
Lewis S. Edelheit Board of Directors
Robert W. Miller Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Chairman Current
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sonic Innovations, Inc. President Former
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Officer Former

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer Current
The Patterson Company Medical Equipment Wholesaler Former

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Vice President & Controller Former

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current
Sonic Innovations, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Chief Audiology Officer & Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. General Counsel & Vice President, Admin Current
American Stores Company Senior Corporate Counsel Former
University of Utah Juris Doctor Degrees Former
University of Utah MBA Former
University of Utah Bachelor's Former

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Vice President, Manufacturing Operations Current
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Materials Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Quality Current

Jeffrey R. Geigel was General Manager of Sonic Innovations Canadian operations from June 2002 until his promotion to Vice President of North American Sales in December 2005. Mr. Geigel initially joined Sonic in 2001 as a business development consultant. From 1998 to 2001 he was Vice President Marketing and Communications of Helix Hearing Care of America Corporation, a North American operator of hearing healthcare clinics. Mr. Geigel earned his Bachelor s degree in social sciences from the University of Ottawa.

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Vice President N.A. Sales Current
Prodrive Systems, Inc. Experts Sales Advisor Current
Sonic Corporation Business Development Consultant Former
University of Ottawa Bachelor's Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Vice President, R & D Current

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Vice President, Res & Development Current

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Vice President, R & D Current

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Current
American Graduate School of International Management MBA In International Business Former
University of Utah Bachelor of Arts Degree In Marketing Former

Scott O. Lindeman joined Sonic Innovations in September 2006 as Vice President and Corporate Controller. Mr. Lindeman was previously with SIRVA, Inc., a global relocation services provider, where he served as a Director of Accounting from 2002-2006. From 1999-2002, Mr. Lindeman worked for Global Crossing LTD, as Director of U.S. Accounting Operations. He was previously employed by KPMG, LLP for nine years. He earned his MBA from the University of Rochester, a bachelor s degree in accounting from Brigham Young University, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Vice President and Corporate Controller Current
SIRVA, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Senior Technology Advisor Current
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sonic Innovations, Inc. President Former
Sonic Solutions Chief Operating Officer Former
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Chairman Former
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Chairman Current
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Anthony B. Evnin, Ph.D. , a director since October 2006, is a General Partner of Venrock, a venture capital firm, where he has been a Partner since 1975. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Icagen, Inc., Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc and Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as well as being on the Board of Directors of a number of private companies. Dr. Evnin received an A.B. in Chemistry from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. Board of Directors Current
Pharmos Corporation Director Current
Altea Therapeutics Board Member Current
Metabolex, Inc. Board Member Current
Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cancer Immunity Board of Directors Current
Triangle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Celladon Director Current
Caliper Technologies Board of Directors Current
Syntonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Current
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Union Carbide Corporation Research Scientist Former
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Former
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Former
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Investor Former
Sepracor Inc. Investor Former
Triangle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Investor Former
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Investor Former
Centocor, Inc. Investor Former
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. Investor Former
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Investor Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. in chemistry Former
Massachusetts, Inc. Ph.D. In Chemistry Former
Princeton University A.B. Former
Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. member Former

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Array

Organization Position Status
Xponent Photonics, Inc. General Partner, Morgenthaler Ventures Current
Morgenthaler Current
New Focus Board of Directors Current
NanoOpto Corporation Board of Directors Current
Princeton Lightwave, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Zolo Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lightconnect, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Spectra-Physics marketing manager Former
Arthur D. Little, Inc. management consultant Former
Spectra-Physics Marketing Executive Former
Stanford Company MBA Former
Stanford University M.B.A. Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Former
Dartmouth College BA In Engineering Sciences Former

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Sonic Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current
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