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Press Release
HIMA Group appoints new Regional Management in Asia
Dubai, 1 October 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.
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. Torres has made a significant contribution to the successful
development of HIMA's business in this region. As General Manager for HIMA Asia-Pacific,
he will take over the duties and responsibilities of Friedhelm Best, who has built up HIMA's
Asia-Pacific business since 2016 and will pursue his career outside the HIMA Group.
Brenda Moreno, who has successfully built up and established the HIMA Partner Program in
Latin America since 2020, will take over Torres' duties as Sales Director.
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