HIMA Shareholders

"Ever since 1908, HIMA has been an independent family business, and we shareholders are committed to developing HIMA as an attractive employer for the next generations and for our employees. As a medium-sized company, we plan over the long term with a focus on value-driven corporate management and a thoughtful and sustainable growth strategy."
Steffen Philipp, Managing Partner
Management Board
Jörg de la Motte, CEO HIMA Group

Jörg de la Motte, CEO
Jörg de la Motte is CEO and Chairman of the Management Board. As an industrial engineer with significant experience in the solutions business, he will continue to expand HIMA's leading position as a global solutions provider in the field of safety-related automation. (Image: HIMA)
Dr. Michael Löbig, CFO HIMA Group

Dr. Michael Löbig, CFO
Dr. Michael Löbig is Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As a business economist, he steers the HIMA Group profitably into the future with a focus on thoughtful and sustainable growth. (Image: HIMA)
Regional Management Team
Luis Hernando Torres, General Manager Region North & South East Asia

Luis Hernando Torres, General Manager Region North & South East Asia
Luis Hernando Torres is an electrical engineer with over 30 years of experience in the process industry, including sales, engineering, and project management. In 2012, he started his career at HIMA as Account Director Latin America and was appointed Sales Director for Latin America in 2022. (Image: HIMA)
Bhushan Sathe, General Manager, Region Australia and New Zealand

Bhushan Sathe, General Manager Region Australia and New Zealand
With over twenty years of experience in the industrial automation sector, Bhushan has gained specialization in Industrial Automation business and an expertise in functional safety. Bhushan started working as a regional sales manager with HIMA Australia in 2013 and since has taken various responsibilities in sales, and operational leadership across APAC. Bhushan has professional educational background, with degrees in engineering (B.E.), business administration (MBA), and a MSc in mineral and energy economics from Curtin University, Perth.
Yao Zhou, General Manager Region China

Yao Zhou, General Manager Region China
Yao Zhou has more than 17 years of experience in various leadership positions in international companies. Yao Zhou joined HIMA China in 2016, starting her career as HR director and expanding her role to include logistics procurement from 2017. (Image: HIMA)
Kai Kron, Director Sales Region DACH

Kai Kron, Director Sales Region DACH
Kai Kron started his career as an electrical engineer at HIMA in 1993 in the service and engineering department. He was able to use the experience gained here for over 20 years in sales in North Rhine-Westphalia before taking over the position of Director Sales for Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2021. (Image: HIMA)
Josse Brys, Vice President Region Europe

Josse Brys, Vice President Region Europe
As an electrical engineer with many years of sales experience, Josse Brys started his career at HIMA Benelux in 2012 before taking over the position of Director Sales for Europe and Africa in 2021. (Image: HIMA)
Andrew Dennant, Vice President Region Middle East

Andrew Dennant, Vice President Region Middle East
Andrew Dennant is the General Manager of the Middle East Region. As a Process Engineer with over 25 years’ experience in automation he builds the team across the Middle East to be closer to the customer and focuses on growing HIMA's installed base and service portfolio in safety-related automation. (Image: HIMA)
Jerry Duque, General Manager Region North America

Jerry Duque, General Manager Region North Americas
As an electrical engineer and MBA with experience in the oil and gas industry, Jerry Duque started his career at HIMA in 2014 and has held various positions as Sales Director in different regions – since 2021 as Sales Director for the USA and Canada. (Image: HIMA)
Bjørn-Tore Lenes (CEO) and Glenn Kjetil Nystøl (CFO), Origo Solutions - A HIMA Company, Region Scandinavia

Bjørn-Tore Lenes, CEO Origo Solutions - A HIMA Company
Bjørn-Tore Lenes (left) is CEO of Origo Solutions, the HIMA head office in Scandinavia. As a former military officer with more than 20 years of leadership and business management experience, he builds the solution provider excellence team in Scandinavia. Bjørn-Tore Lenes joined Origo Solutions as department manager in 2011 and became CEO in 2017.
Glenn Kjetil Nystøl (right) is CFO of Origo Solutions with more than 20 years of experience in finance and management. Profitable growth requires a relentless focus on effective corporate management intertwined with sustainable practices. Glenn Kjetil Nystøl joined Origo Solutions as Business Controller in 2013 and became the CFO in 2017.
Chris Parr (CTO), Eddy Turnock (CSO), John Blackwell (CFO), Sella Controls - A HIMA Company, Region UK and Global Center of Excellence for Rail Activities

Chris Parr, CTO, Sella Controls – A HIMA Company
Chris Parr (left) is Chief Technical Officer of Sella Controls. A Chartered engineer and TÜV-certified Functional Safety expert with over 25 years experience in safety critical systems, he provides technical and functional safety expertise to the highly regulated UK process and rail markets.
Eddy Turnock (center) is Chief Sales Officer of Sella Controls. A Sales and Marketing professional with over 30 years experience in selling rail infrastructure solutions.
John Blackwell (right) is Chief Financial Officer of Sella Controls. A Chartered Accountant with 40 years experience in both the accounting profession and industry roles, with the last 20 years focused on engineering businesses in the safety and controls sector.