Zound appoints new member to Board of Directors

Zound Industries announces a new member of the board of directors. Monika Elling was appointed at an extraordinary general meeting on Friday, December 14, 2018.

Monika will also be chair of the Zound Industries’ Audit Committee. Her other appointments include RnB Retail and Brands AB, Talent Eye AB and Ljung & Sjöberg AB. Monika has a degree from Stockholm School of Economics and continued to study an MBA at McGill University in Canada. She was previously an analyst at SEB Equities, CFO at Intrum Justitia AB and CEO at Poolia AB.

Tommy Jacobson, Chairman of the Board, says, “We are delighted to welcome Monika to the Zound Industries’ Board of Directors. As we continue scaling up the business, her experience and knowledge will be a great asset.”

Zound has experienced several years of continued growth. This year the company announced a new partnership with adidas to make headphones under license, as well as signing a 15-year continuation to the contract they have with Marshall.

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For additional information, please contact:
Sophie Gaffney, Communications Manager, Zound Industries
sophie.gaffney@zoundindustries.com
+46 760 33 21 71

Zound Industries designs and develops speakers and headphones under the brand names Marshall and Urbanears. With a strong focus on innovative technology and user-centered design, Zound has gone from strength to strength since first hitting the market in 2008, launching a wide range of iconic, award-winning products. Zound currently has around 200 employees, with offices in Stockholm, New York, Paris, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. In 2017 turnover hit an all-time high of SEK 1.4 billion. In February 2018, Zound announced a new partnership with Adidas, with initial products due to hit the market in 2019.