The year 2023 was marked by great live concerts, strong business solutions and big investments – because building the future of audio also means investing in it. This is what the family-owned company has been doing for generations. The following annual report looks back on a year of repeated growth, exciting innovations, and the achievements of the best team in the industry.

Research & Development

  • Investments in Research & Development

    In 2023, the Sennheiser Group invested about €46 million in research and development of new audio technologies.
  • Patents

    In 2023, nine new patents were registered. In total, the Sennheiser Group holds 236 patents (patent families); including 190 granted patents.
  • Development centers

    The Sennheiser Group has seven development locations to build the future of the audio world. Two of them are in Switzerland (Zurich and Puidoux) and five of them are in Germany: Wennebostel, Berlin, Duisburg, Dusseldorf, and Hamburg.

Investments in Research & Development

In 2023, the Sennheiser Group invested about €46 million in research and development of new audio technologies.
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Investments in Research & Development

Diversity

  • Nationalities

    As of 31-12-2023
     
    People of 33 different nationalitities work at the headquarters in Wedemark. Worldwide, there are 54 nationalities represented.
  • 39%

    Gender split

    As of 31-12-2023
     
    The overall gender split in the Sennheiser Group is 39 percent women and 61 percent men. The share of women in management positions is 19 percent.
     
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  • 13%

    (before 1966)

    Generation split

    As of 31-12-2023
     
    Four different generations work together for the Sennheiser Group. Generations X and Y are the most strongly represented.
     
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Nationalities

As of 31-12-2023
 
People of 33 different nationalitities work at the headquarters in Wedemark. Worldwide, there are 54 nationalities represented.
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Nationalities

About our Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board of Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG held four ordinary meetings in the past financial year. The Board consisted of the following members: Andreas Dornbracht (Chairman), Prof. Dr. Jörg Sennheiser, Stefan Plenz and Iris Epple-Righi.
 
On 1 February 2024, Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG was renamed Sennheiser electronic SE & Co. KG. In this context, the current Supervisory Board was transferred to the new Board of Directors. This now consists of the previous Supervisory Board members as well as Andreas and Daniel Sennheiser as Managing Directors.