Friday, November 21, 2025

Cochlear Germany expands product management expertise: Dr. Delphine Lindel assumes key leadership role as Group Product Manager

Cochlear, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, is strengthening its product management division by adding a highly qualified expert to the team. Dr. Delphine Lindel has been appointed Group Product Manager for Cochlear Germany, bringing extensive international healthcare experience to the role.

After studying organic chemistry at the Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, she completed her PhD in 2003 at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She began her professional career in 2006 at Merck KGaA as a laboratory head in medical chemistry.

In 2009, Dr. Lindel moved into product management at Mylan Germany GmbH (formerly Abbott, Solvay Pharmaceuticals), where she most recently served as Senior Product Manager. In this role, she developed and implemented strategic and digital marketing approaches for introducing and positioning medical innovations.

With her new role at Cochlear, she takes on a key position in advancing the company’s product portfolio in implantable hearing solutions. “We are very pleased,” says Marina Papenhoff, Marketing Director of Cochlear Germany. “Dr. Lindel brings excellent expertise and extensive experience in successfully positioning pioneering products in the healthcare market. She will support us in presenting the latest innovations in hearing implants to our customers.”

This personnel reinforcement underscores Cochlear’s commitment to ensuring that people with hearing loss can quickly and comprehensively benefit from technological advancements. The company continues to invest heavily in research and development and has already provided more than 750,000 hearing solutions worldwide.