Jan Janssen started his career at Philips Electronics in 1990 and joined Cochlear in 2000 as head of the Cochlear Technology Centre based in Belgium. After relocating to Sydney in 2003, Mr Janssen was promoted to senior vice president of design and development in 2005, and chief technology officer in 2017 where he leads a team of over 350 highly qualified engineers and scientists in implementing the R&D strategy.