Facts & Figures

Sonion is a global leader in the development, manufacturing and sale of advanced micro acoustical and micro mechanical components and solutions. The company is a B2B provider for global manufacturers of hearing instruments, mobile handsets, headsets, earphones, and medical devices. Sonion employs approximately 4,900 people in Denmark, Poland, the Netherlands, USA, China, and Vietnam.

Production

Roskilde, Denmark
Cleanroom for MEMS-based components, Plastic Molding Centre and production of resistance elements
Mierzyn, Poland
Production of components for hearing instruments
Suzhou, China
Production of components for mobile terminals
Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
Production of components for hearing instruments and mobile terminals.

R&D

Roskilde, Denmark
Horsens, Denmark
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Mierzyn, Poland
Shanghai, China
Suzhou, China

Founded
Sonion: 2000
Hearing Instrument Component business: 1974/1968
Mobile Terminal Component business: 1991 with roots dating back to 1892
Medical Device Component business: 2003

Owners
On February 28, 2008, Sonion was acquired by Technitrol, Inc. (NYSE:TNL).

Organization

Executive Board
Peter U. Scheel, President & Chief Executive Officer, and Jørn Mørkeberg Nielsen, Executive Vice President

Executive Management
Peter U. Scheel, President & CEO
Jørn Mørkeberg Nielsen, Executive Vice President
Jan Christensen, President MTC*
Henrik Rask, President, MDC* and EMC*
Jacob Philipsen, President, MEMS*
Lars Rønn, President, HIC*
Torben Axelsen, President, Operations & RDI, MTC*
Ton Pothoven, President, SMT*
Aart van Halteren, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, SMT*

* Abbreviations
MTC (Mobile Terminal Components)
MDC (Medical Device Components)
EMC (Electromechanical Components)
MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems)
HIC (Hearing Instrument Components)
SMT (Sub-Miniature Transducers)
RDI (Research, Development, and Industrialization)