Safety Leadership
HIMA Shareholders
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Steffen Philipp (great-grandson of the company founder) and his mother Ingrid Philipp, née. Hildebrandt (granddaughter of the company founder)
"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
The Management Board
Jörg de la Motte
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Jörg de la Motte is Chief Executive Officer. 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.
"For me, it's about creating customer-centric solutions by providing an optimal mix of product, service, and consulting that generate real added value and boost customer trust in the long run. We consider ourselves as a long-term partner to our customers."
Jörg de la Motte, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board
Dr. Michael Löbig
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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.
"Profitability is the fundamental prerequisite for investment and making companies future-proof. In this connection, however, it is very important to me that a company also fulfils its corporate social responsibility."
Dr. Michael Löbig, CFO
Regional Management Team
Friedhelm Best
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Friedhelm Best is Vice President Region Asia Pacific. As an industrial engineer with more than 20 years of experience in the international automation business, he broadens the presence in the Asia-Pacific region by bringing HIMA safety expertise to the fast-growing process and rail markets.
“Safety and Security in the critical operations is what matters most for us. Our customers benefit from the vast experience of our engineers and HIMA as the main safety partner for today’s challenges and ongoing digital transformation.”
Friedhelm Best, Vice President Region Asia Pacific
Andrew Dennant
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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.
"Helping our customers to solve their safety problems in ways that make a positive impact on their business is the most rewarding thing that we do. Building the right team, with the right expertise in the right places, is key to achieving that."
Andrew Dennant, Vice President Region Middle East
Kevin Wei
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With a Master's degree in Control Systems and a Bachelor's degree in Automation Engineering, Kevin Wei has more than 18 years of experience in the process industry and has worked in engineering and product management. He also has solid sales experience.
“HIMA as a company with safety DNA, always stands at the forefront of safety technological innovation. We are focusing on providing our customers the solutions in combination of safety and reliability to better meet their needs, meanwhile, HIMA is leading and devoting on development of the safety digitalization.”“HIMA as a company with safety DNA, always stands at the forefront of safety technological innovation. We are focusing on providing our customers the solutions in combination of safety and reliability to better meet their needs, meanwhile, HIMA is leading and devoting on development of the safety digitalization.”
Kevin Wei, General Manager Region China
Yao Zhou
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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.
“HIMA is a brand with a very strong reputation within the industry that we serve. That tells us that everything we do is done with passion and it’s done with integrity. We are committed to provide valuable solutions for our customers by delivering responsibly service with integrity in all the time."
Yao Zhou, General Manager of Finance and Administration Region China