Realignment enables the company to strengthen its U.S. and Canadian programs and partner support while expanding aggressively throughout Latin American markets.
LYNGE, DENMARK, August 3, 2022 — Realigning its organizational structure to better serve existing Hearing Care Professionals (HCPs) and their patients in the United States and Canada, while accelerating its development of Latin American business opportunities, WS Audiology today announced the formation of WSA Americas and appointed medical device and WSA veteran Carsten Buhl to serve as President of the new regional business unit, effective immediately, reporting to Eric Bernard, WS Audiology Group CEO.
Daniel Liberman, President of the US Region at WS Audiology, will be leaving the Company after assisting with the transition.
“To further our purpose of Wonderful Sound for All, we must maximize the development of all the business opportunities the Americas region offers,” said Eric Bernard. “Carsten Buhl has extensive experience managing WSA and non-WSA businesses throughout Latin America, Canada, and the United States. He has a keen understanding of what each market in the region needs to grow profitably, and the ability to react quickly to changing industry developments.”
“What’s more, he is committed to doing this within a framework that is dedicated to supporting our growing and expanding network of Hearing Care Professionals,” he emphasized.
“We are grateful to Daniel for his many contributions to our US business and the progress we have made in the US. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors,” Eric Bernard added.
Buhl assumes his new position having served since 2019 as President of the EMEA-LATAM-Canada region of WSA, as well as serving on WSA’s Group Management Team. He brings to this new role more than 15 years of senior sales and marketing experience in the medical device industry, the majority of which was with GN ReSound, one of WS Audiology’s competitors.
“I am tremendously excited to take on the leadership of this critically important new regional business unit that offers so many rich opportunities for us and our Hearing Care Professionals,” Buhl said today. “The world has changed dramatically in the last three years. Unforeseen challenges have arisen, as have many new opportunities. I firmly believe that we have a unique opportunity to accelerate growth, increase profitability, and show clear leadership in the hearing aid industry throughout the Americas.”
About WS Audiology
Formed in 2019, through the merger of Sivantos and Widex, WS Audiology combines over 140 years’ experience in pioneering the use of technology to help people with hearing loss hear the sounds that make life wonderful. With truly differentiated brands like Widex, Signia, Rexton, Audio Service and Vibe, and with diverse assets across wholesale, retail, online, managed care and diagnostic solutions, we are active in over 125 markets. WS Audiology employs 11.000 people and is privately owned by the Tøpholm and Westermann families, as well as funds under the management of EQT. As a global hearing care leader, our ambition is to unlock human potential by making wonderful sound part of everyone’s life.
