Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 14, 2001

Frederick Fritz – Songbird Hearing Inc

FREDERICK J. FRITZ joined Songbird Medical as President and CEO in December 1997 and is President and CEO of Songbird Hearing Inc. He is a University of Illinois Engineer and a Harvard MBA. He began his career in consumer marketing management with the Quaker Oats Co. in 1974. He joined Schering-Plough's Wesley Jessen in 1985 as VP Marketing and Sales and introduced DuraSoft' Colors (the 'turn your brown eyes blue' contact lens) in 1986. He was promoted to General Manager of Schering's over- the-counter pharmaceutical business in 1988 and the podiatric products business in 1990. He was President of Coleman North America from 1995 to 1997. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a history and a quick overview of Songbird

Hearing?

Mr. Fritz: Songbird was developed to bring better hearing to the world.

Hearing loss is one of the most under