Cochlear Ltd.
Delivering over three decades of implant innovation to hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Cochlear is built upon a foundation of success. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, at Cochlear (ASX: COH) we are committed to our mission to help people hear and be heard. Our story started more than four decades ago when Professor Graeme Clark pioneered the world`s first multi-channel cochlear implant and created an entirely new treatment for hearing loss. Since our formation in 1981, we continue Professor Clark’s work to help people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a life full of hearing.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Medical / Health Care - Occupational Health
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1981
About Us
Our mission
We help people hear and be heard. We empower people to connect with others and live a full life.
We help transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss.
We innovate and bring to market a range of implantable hearing solutions that deliver a lifetime of hearing outcomes.
Company Profile
How did we get there? In a word: goals. By setting corporate goals for customer focus, organisational performance, and shareholder value, strategic thinking has leveraged our innovation into a very successful business. Our goals include:
Customer focus
We focus on bringing customers lifetime value with:
- innovative, high-quality products and services that help implant recipients interact more fully with their world.
- a continuous service-oriented experience from start to finish. Every customer interaction and experience is seamless, consistent and positive.
- customer information systems that deliver products and services to match customer preferences and needs.
Organisational performance
Ours is a dynamic, performance-focused organisation, poised to achieve its full potential with:
- a corporate culture and core values that attract and retain high-quality talent.
- leadership capabilities that ensure a lasting, compelling future for employees.
- tools and processes for managing performance.
Shareholder value
Cochlear creates shareholder value and meets stakeholder expectations through:
- maximised sales revenues and an optimised sales revenue mix.
- maximised return from the effective management of working capital and other assets.
- optimised return through a well-managed dividend policy.