Company Announces New Vice President of Business Development
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., a leading manufacturer of advanced digital hearing instruments including intuitive, adaptive TRIANO™, announced that Robert P. Wolf has re-joined Siemens as its new Vice President, Business Development since January of 2003. As Vice President, Business Development, Mr. Wolf will be responsible for customer support, marketing and product management. He brings 15 years of direct experience in the hearing instrument industry and was a principal force in establishing Siemens success in the worldwide hearing aid market. Mr. Wolf served as Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Siemens Hearing Instruments from 1994 through 2000, as well as past President, Siemens Hearing Instruments Canada in the early 1990s.
"Rob is an industry veteran and has had a long history of audiological accomplishments. He made significant contributions to Siemens leadership in the past," said William Lankenau, President and CEO of Siemens Hearing Instruments. "We are proud that Rob has rejoined our management team. His decision to come back to Siemens will allow us to continue to provide our customers with the best innovations in hearing instruments and business support."
For the past two and a half years, Mr. Wolf held the positions of Vice President, Marketing and e-Business, and Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Sonic Innovations. Prior to that, he was President and CEO of Audiology Online, Inc.
Mr. Wolf holds a Master of Clinical Science degree in Audiology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology and Immunology.
About Siemens Hearing Instruments
Headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. designs, engineers and manufactures advanced digital, basic digital, digitally programmable, and advanced conventional hearing instruments in all custom (In-the-Canal, In-the-Ear, and Completely-in-the-Canal) and Behind-the-Ear (BTE) models. The Company also offers audiological software, and a wide array of assistive listening devices (ALDs) such as amplified phones, which help improve the quality of life of the hearing impaired. Visit www.siemens-hearing.com for more information.
The Company operates as a subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions of Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) of Malvern, Pennsylvania and Erlangen, Germany, one of the largest suppliers to the healthcare industry in the world. More information can be obtained by visiting www.siemensmedical.com.
