Sonova Holding AG announced the appointment of Mr. Christophe Fond to the position of Group Vice President Retail, effective February 1, 2017. In this role Mr. Fond will oversee Sonova's global retail business. He will join Sonova's Management Board and report directly to Lukas Braunschweiler, CEO of Sonova Holding AG. Mr. Fond joins Sonova from GrandVision. Most recently, he held the role of President Latin America and at the same time supported the expansion in Asia and the United States. In addition, he was a member of the Executive Board of GrandVision.