ADVANCED BIONICS - Key Persons

If your child hears with an AB CI, Sky CI Marvel is the first cochlear implant sound processor designed with children's needs in mind. Whether they're in preschool or a teen, Sky CI Marvel offers the performance and convenience features that will help them learn and have fun. The world's first CI sound processor designed with children in mind. Sky CI M gives your child a powerful hearing experience, the flexibility for a growing child's adventures, and the ultimate ease of use for staying connected with their world around them.

Job Titles:

• Group Vice President of Cochlear Implants

Victoria Carr-Brendel is the Group Vice President of Cochlear Implants and President of Advanced Bionics at Sonova, and a member of the Sonova management board. Carr-Brendel holds a Ph.D. in Immunology/Microbiology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has almost 30 years of medical device development experience, having served in multiple leadership roles in different medical device companies. She was keynote speaker at Sonova's 2019 International Women's Day, and at MiniTec during the 2021 Medical Device & Manufacturing Expo & Conference. She was one of the Top 25 Woman Leaders in Medical Devices (2022 and 2020), a finalist for LA Times Woman of the Year (2021), and among the Top 25 Medical Device Executives of 2019. She has recently joined the Board of Directors for Vicarious Surgical. She is a board member for the Medical Device Manufacturing Association, and is a member of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering since 2014.