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10/4/24, 9:30 AM HIMA Group appoints new Regional Management in Asia - Middle East News 247

HIMA Group appoints new Regional Management

in Asia

By News Desk 1 October 1, 2024

On 1 September 2024, HIMA Group appointed Yao Zhou as General Manager for the China region and Luis

Hernando Torres as General Manager for the North and Southeast Asia region as of 1 October 2024.

The appointments are in line with HIMA’s strategy to strengthen customer proximity in key markets and to

drive the expansion of the local sales, engineering, and service setup.

“China and Asia-Pacific are of great importance for our target markets, the process and rail industries. The
appointment of the two new General Managers is an important milestone in our long-term strategy to
strengthen our local presence and further expand our customer service,” explains Jörg de la Motte, CEO of
HIMA Group.

Yao Zhou has 20 years of experience in various managerial positions in international companies. In 2016,
she began her career at HIMA China as Head of Human Resources and steadily expanded the areas of

finance and administration. In 2022, Zhou was appointed to the Management Board of HIMA China, initially
responsible for finance and administration, before being appointed interim Managing Director of HIMA China
in January 2024.

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