New leader an Industry veteran who shares Unitron’s core relationship values.
April 8, 2015 – Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of technologically advanced hearing solutions, today announced the appointment of Mike Dittmann as the Company’s new President of Unitron US. In its search to recruit the ideal candidate, Unitron focused on finding a leader with great depth of industry expertise, and one who supports the Company’s core values of relationship building as a key means to in-clinic success.
Dittmann has spent the past 17 years in the hearing instrument industry in leadership positions within Widex’s global head office in Denmark. From 2008 until very recently he was Vice President Global Sales, with commercial responsibility for all group companies and distributors worldwide. From 2012 to 2013 he headed up Widex USA Inc., as President and CEO, where he was instrumental in orchestrating a change management program for the US business.
“Mike Dittmann joins our organization at a pivotal time, just as we are poised to enter a new and exciting year, beginning with the launch our powerful new North platform and the extension of our award-winning Moxi product family,” said Jan Metzdorff, President of Unitron. “His proven experience achieving solid sales growth in complex, competitive environments makes him an ideal leader to head up our US organization.”
Prior to joining the hearing instrument industry, Dittmann worked for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Germany and for Bell & Howell in London, UK. He also holds an MBA from London Business School.
Continued Metzdorff, “The US market holds tremendous opportunity for Unitron and it is a testament to the strength of our US team and the potential in this market that we have attracted a professional of Mike’s caliber to our US organization. His in-depth industry knowledge and impressive track record will be invaluable in accelerating our growth and reaching our ambitious goals. Mike’s leadership will be a great addition to our strong US team.”
Dittmann will be based in Unitron’s US headquarters in Minneapolis. His appointment is effective May 1, 2015.
About Unitron
Unitron is a global company that understands the hearing healthcare business is built on strong, personal relationships. We work closely with hearing healthcare professionals to improve the lives of people with hearing loss. A member of the Sonova Group, Unitron has a proven track record of developing hearing innovations that provide natural sound with exceptional speech understanding. Headquartered in Canada, Unitron distributes its full line of hearing instruments to customers in over 60 countries. For more information, please visit us on the web at unitron.com or the Unitron Expo Page on AudiologyOnline.
