Annual Report 2010/11 - Sonova

onald van der Vis
non-executive member
rOnALD VAn DEr VIS
(born in 1967, Dutch citizen) has been Group Chief
Executive Officer of Esprit Holdings Limited since november
1, 2009, and Executive Director of the Board since
June 22, 2009. Esprit Holdings is listed on the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange and included in the Hang Seng Index.
Previously he held various general management positions
at Pearle Europe B.V., a leading optical chain. He was Chief
Executive Officer of Pearle Europe from January 2004 to
April 2009.
ronald van der Vis studied at the nyenrode Business university
in the netherlands and received his Master’s Degree
in Business Administration from the Manchester Business
School in the uK.
Other activities:
Group Chief Executive Officer of Esprit Holdings Limited
Executive Director of the board of Esprit Holdings Limited
John J. Zei
non-executive member
JOHn J. ZEI
COrPOrATE GOVErnAnCE
John J. Zei (born in 1944, uS citizen) was CEO of Knowles
Electronics, the primary supplier of acoustic components
for the hearing instruments industry, through the end
of 2009. He retired as “Senior Advisor” from Knowles
in 2010.
Previously he was President of rexton, a hearing instrument
manufacturer in the uS, and later President and
CEO of Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. John J. Zei has
served as Chairman of the Hearing Industries Association
(HIA) three times. Previously he served in several uS American
organizations as President of HIA, Chairman of the
hearing industry’s Market Development Committee, and on
the Board of the Better Hearing Institute.
John J. Zei has a law degree from Loyola university,
Chicago, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration
from the university of Chicago.
Other activities:
Member of the Board of Koolspan, Inc.
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