Kirk B. Davis

KIRK B. DAVIS has been President and CEO of Symphonix Devices, Inc.
since August 1999 and Chairman of the Board since June 2000. Mr. Davis
brings many years of experience in building successful medical
businesses in a number of market segments at Abbott Laboratories. He was
with Abbott from 1987, and most recently, from March 1998, served as
Vice President General Manager, critical care products. From 1996 to
1998, Mr. Davis served as General Manager of Abbott’s UK operation and
from 1994 to 1998, he served as Divisional Vice President and Regional
Director, Europe. Mr. Davis has a BS degree from Stanford University and
an MBA degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at
Northwestern University.