Sennheiser

Facts and Figures

Sennheiser at a glance: Selected facts and figures give you an overview about Sennheiser and everything you need to know about the development of our company.

Founded: in 1945 as “Laboratorium Wennebostel” by Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser
Products: Microphones, headphones, wired microphone and monitoring systems, conference and information technology, products for assistive listening, and aviation headsets
Turnover: €468.2 million (2010)
Number of employees: 2.117 people worldwide (2010 average)
 

Other companies of the Sennheiser Group include:
  • Georg Neumann GmbH, Berlin (studio microphones and monitor loudspeakers; since 1991)
  • the joint venture Sennheiser Communications A/S (headsets for PCs, offices and call centres; since 2003)
 
Manufacturing plants:
  • Germany (microphones, headphones, wireless microphone and monitoring systems, conference and information systems, aviation headsets)
  • Ireland (headphones, audiology products, monitor loudspeakers, Installed Sound products)
  • USA (wireless microphone and monitoring systems)
 
Sales subsidiaries:
France, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark (Nordic), Russia, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Japan, China, Canada, Mexico and the USA
 
Chairman of the Supervisory Board:
Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Jörg Sennheiser

  

Executive Management Board:

  • Volker Bartels (President, Corporate Services, Spokesperson of the Executive Management Board)
  • Peter Callan (President, Consumer Electronics Division)
  • Peter Claussen (President, Installed Sound Division)
  • Dr. Heinrich Esser (President, Professional Systems Division)
  • Dr. sc. techn. Andreas Sennheiser (President, Supply Chain Division)
  • Daniel Sennheiser (President, Strategy and Finance)
  • Paul Whiting (President, Global Sales Division)

 


 
2010 turnover by region:

Americas:

€125.6 million

EMEA:

€282.9 million
Asia and Australia: €35.6 million


2010 turnover by product group:
Headphones: €163.4 million
Wireless microphones: €119.6 million
Wired microphones: €34.8 million
Conference and information technology: €15.6 million
Sennheiser Communications: €37.7 million
Audiology: €30.9 million
Georg Neumann: €16.7 million
Professional Headsets €20.9 million

 

Annual Report 2011

Press Kit NAMM 2011