Portrait of Beda Diethelm

Rank #1756

Beda Diethelm

Net worth $2.4B

Hearing aids · Switzerland

Born
Jan 01, 1941
Age
85
Source
Hearing aids
Residence
Zurich
Citizenship
Switzerland
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Beda Diethelm is Swiss hearing aid manufacturer Sonova's largest individual shareholder, with a 10% stake.
  • Diethelm joined what would become Sonova in 1965, receiving a chunk of equity from the former owner in 1980.
  • Sonova has sales of roughly $2.8 billion and is based in Stafa, Switzerland and has production facilities in Vietnam and China.
  • Born in the tiny village of Galgenen, Switzerland, Diethelm first dabbled in electronics as an apprentice for a radio and TV technician in Zurich.
  • By 1962, Diethelm had become the head of production and technical director of Bommer, a Zurich company that was a global supplier of hearing aids.

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