GN Resound

Parent Company GN Store Nord

Revenue USD $2,060M (2020)
Ownership Publicly listed company
Global Employees 6,275 employees
Founded 1869
Company HQ Ballerup, Denmark
Website www.gn.com
Key Global Gitte Pugholm Aabo, CEO GN Hearing
Management René Svendsen-Tune, CEO, GN Store Nord & GN Audio
Peter La Cour Gormsen, CFO, GN Store Nord
Company GN Group is a global leader in intelligent hearing, audio and video
Overview collaboration solutions that strives towards letting people “hear more, do
more and be more than they ever thought possible”. The GN Group was
founded as the Great Northern Telegraph Company in Denmark in 1869. Sin
1985 the named changed to GN Store Nord as the company shifted towards
audio solutions and sound processing with hearing aids and enterprise and
consumer headsets and solutions.

The 150 year history has given the company strong competences in
medical, professional and consumer audio solutions. GN’s products and
solutions are based on the group’s leading sound process competences,
expertise in the human ear, wifeless technology and power management.

GN’s products are sold in over 100 countries including R&D centers in
Denmark, the US, the Netherlands and China.
Strategy and The group is separated into two main businesses – GN Hearing and GN
Organisation Audio. Each have a separate CEO reporting to the board of directors. The
aim is to leverage the synergies of both businesses whilst being focused
toward the consumer experience.
GN Hearing This business focuses on developing hearing aids and is a global leading in
these solutions with brands such as Resound, Beltone, Interton and Audigy.

Recently the company has been focusing on premium categories with

products such as ReSound LiNX Quattro and Resound One. Their products
include the world’s first completely-in-cancal 2.4Ghz hearing aid with ear to
ear connectivity and direct streaming to iOS and android. It is expected
these products will be game changers in the hearing aid industry and create
high growth potential for the company
GN.