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10/3/25, 8:48 AM HIMA appoints CEO for Sella Controls
both the manufacturing and end-customer fronts, giving him a comprehensive understanding of both
perspectives within the industrial value chain.

As CEO of Sella Controls, Carl Ramsden will assume overall responsibility of the company and will lead
it alongside Chris Parr (CTO) and Eddy Turnock (CSO). Carl will also take on the responsibilities

previously held by John Blackwell, who will retire as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on October 31, 2025
after many years of service.

Jörg de la Motte, CEO of HIMA Group, said: "We are delighted to have Carl Ramsden, an experienced
and strategic manager, join us in this key position. With his expertise and clear value-driven leadership

style, Carl Ramsden will further accelerate growth in the process and rail industries in the UK and Ireland
and help us to further expand our global position as a solutions provider."

Sella Controls was acquired by the HIMA Group in February 2023 following a long-standing partnership.
The integration went smoothly, with central IT and management systems harmonised within a short
period of time. Sella Controls now serves as the regional centre for the UK and Ireland and as the HIMA

Group's global centre of excellence for railway activities, currently employing over 130 people at its
Stockport and Ashby sites.

About HIMA Group

The HIMA Group is a global independent provider of safety-related automation solutions for the process
and rail industries that protect people, assets, and the environment from harm. Founded in 1908, the

family-owned company is headquartered in Brühl, near Mannheim, (Germany). In 2023, the HIMA
Group acquired the British company Sella Controls. This was followed in 2024 by the acquisition of the
Norwegian company Origo Solutions.

The HIMA Group employs approx. 1100 employees in 22 group companies worldwide. Regional centers
are located in Breda, the Netherlands (Europe, HIMA Benelux), Stockport, England (UK, Sella Controls),

Kristiansand, Norway (Scandinavia, Origo Solutions), Singapore (North and South East Asia, HIMA
Asia-Pacific), Perth (Australia and New Zealand, HIMA Australia), Shanghai (HIMA China), Dubai,
United Arab Emirates (HIMA Middle East) and Houston, USA (North America, HIMA Americas).

The open and independent HIMA Safety Platform combines hardware and software on a single

technology platform and offers a uniform security concept. With more than 50,000 installed safety
systems (SIL 3 / SIL 4, PL e, CENELEC SIL 4), HIMA is considered a technology leader. In addition to
proven safety technology, HIMA offers consulting, safety engineering, and services as well as training.

This results in solutions that ensure functional safety and OT security, compliance with standards,
process efficiency and plant availability throughout the entire safety lifecycle.

As a safety expert, HIMA is pioneering the digitalization of functional safety and generates significant
added value for customers with holistic safety solutions.

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