GN: Merger of Hearing and Audio divisions will boost innovation

The products in GN’s two divisions are becoming more and more similar, says Chairman of the Board Jukka Pertola.

by MIKKEL AABENHUS HEMMINGSEN, THOMAS FUNCH

It is an offensive move from GN Store Nord when the audio group merges the two previous divisions, Hearing and Audio, into a single company as of October 1, Chairman of the Board Jukka Pertola tells MedWatch.

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