Cochlear announces chief financial officer appointment

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Cochlear (ASX:COH) has announced that Sarah Thom will be its chief financial officer, effective 1 January 2025.

The appointment follows the company's announcement in July that Stu Sayers, its current CFO, will be appointed President of Asia Pacific and Latin America from 1 January 2025.

Ms Thom joins Cochlear from BCG, where she is a managing director and partner and co-lead of its health care business in Australia and New Zealand.  

CEO Dig Howitt said, “I am delighted to welcome Sarah to Cochlear. Sarah has a unique blend of capabilities in strategy and transformation design and delivery in the health care and medtech sectors. Sarah joins us at an exciting time in Cochlear’s growth journey and she will be a valuable addition to the Cochlear executive team.”

Ms Thom has a PhD and MSc in astrophysics from the University of Chicago and a BSc in Physics from the University of Michigan.