QuietOn accelerates growth by completing funding round, naming Jussi Lemiläinen as CEO, and Mikael Hed as Board Advisor.
QuietOn has created a unique portfolio of active noise cancellation earplug products for various use cases in industrial safety, wellbeing, and travel markets. QuietOn Sleep, the company’s latest consumer segment product, is now being shipped globally and has received positive feedback from the markets.
Jussi Lemiläinen
Aiming for the global leadership of quietude, the company completed a growth investment round, nominated Jussi Lemiläinen as CEO and Mikael Hed as Board Advisor.
“We are excited to take our next leap in providing quietude to everyone in need, and with that improving the quality of sleep, work and life of people around the world,” says Janne Kyllönen, Chief Product Officer and Chairman of Board of QuietOn.
“Mikael’s world class expertise and insight will give us direction and help our market access. Jussi’s experience in global markets and business operations helps us deliver the growth. These nominations mark a significant stepping stone for our company,” he continues.
"QuietOn is bringing hearing protection to areas and professions where previous solutions were simply not available or too impractical for use. The team has incredible knowledge both in their field and in making world-class electronics. With the addition of Jussi Lemiläinen as CEO, the company is ready to deliver on its ambitious growth plans,” comments Mikael Hed, the lately nominated QuietOn Board Advisor, international executive, and former CEO of Rovio Entertainment.
“I am thrilled about the opportunity to join this world-class team. We are in a unique position to scale internationally in the expanding professional safety and wellbeing markets. We aim to make QuietOn the next global brand from Northern Finland,“ says Jussi Lemiläinen, the new CEO of QuietOn.
Former CEO Pekka Sarlund will continue in his role as Board member.
QuietOn has distinguished itself through its internationality and rapid evolution since its foundation in 2015. After its launch in 2016, the first product, QuietOn Original, has been shipped to well over 100 countries. Among other channels, it has been sold on inflight sales services of various airlines including 4 of the Top 6: Qatar Airlines, Cathay Pacific, EVA Air and Singapore Airlines. The lately introduced successor product, QuietOn Sleep, has over fifteen thousand pre-order units and is now being shipped worldwide.
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www.quieton.com
Julia Raffel, Public Relations, QuietOn, julia.raffel@quieton.com, +358 46 557 7589
QuietOn Ltd. is a technology company based in Oulu, Finland and established in April 2015. The company’s technology heritage is from Nokia. The company develops and produces its own, patented electronic earplugs that utilize active noise cancellation technology. QuietOn’s earplugs have been especially successful within frequent travelers and being sold around the world in major airlines.