Eric Bernard

Eric Bernard (born 1967, French citizen) joined the Sonova Group in July 2025 and assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer on September 15, 2025.

Eric brings over 30 years of global experience and proven commercial leadership capabilities. From 2019 to 2024, he served as CEO of WS Audiology, a global leader in the hearing care sector, successfully managing the merger and integration of Widex and Sivantos. Prior to that, he spent 25 years in country, regional, and global leadership roles at Essilor, the world leader in the optical industry, where he was also a member of the Executive Committee for 9 years. After 1992, Eric was based in Japan, Singapore, the US, Australia, China and Denmark.

Eric received a master’s degree in applied mathematics and social sciences from Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, France, and is a graduate from ESSEC Business School in Cergy, France.