Hillenbrand, Inc. Announces That Robert Vanhimbergen Will Join the Company as Executive Vice President, Finance on March 14, 2022
March 10, 2022 at 07:53 am EST
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Hillenbrand, Inc. announced that Robert VanHimbergen, former Vice President and Corporate Controller at Johnson Controls, will join the Company as Executive Vice President, Finance on March 14, 2022. To ensure continuity and support an effective transition, Kristina Cerniglia, current SVP and CFO, will remain as CFO until April 29, 2022 at which time she will step down after eight years of dedicated service, to pursue other professional opportunities. Mr. VanHimbergen was most recently Vice President and Corporate Controller at Johnson Controls, a Fortune 100 company with 2021 annual revenue of nearly $25 billion.
He spent 15 years at Johnson Controls and led the global finance, accounting and reporting functions, was a member of the executive leadership team and was deeply involved in Johnson Controls' enterprise transformation initiative. He had previous roles with Johnson Controls, including CFO of a $9 billion automotive interiors business in Shanghai, China, and also led the battery division in Asia. Prior to Johnson Controls, Mr. VanHimbergen spent nearly a decade at PwC working with large multi-national manufacturing companies.
As CFO, Mr. VanHimbergen will lead Hillenbrand's finance function globally and be responsible for ensuring the Company's continued strong financial and operating performance, while overseeing financial planning and analysis, controllership, tax, treasury, internal audit and investor relations. He will serve on the Executive Management Team and help lead the evolution and execution of Hillenbrand's long-term strategy.
Hillenbrand, Inc. is a global industrial company that provides processing equipment and solutions. The Company operates through two segments: advanced process solutions and molding technology solutions. The advanced process solutions segment is a provider of process and material handling equipment, systems, and aftermarket parts and services for a variety of industries, including durable plastics, food and recycling. This segment's technologies include compounding, extrusion, material handling, conveying, mixing, ingredient automation, portion process, and screening and separating equipment. The molding technology solutions segment provides equipment, systems and aftermarket parts and service for the plastic technology processing industry. This segment has a product portfolio that includes injection molding and extrusion equipment, hot runner systems, mold bases and components, and maintenance, repair, and operating supplies. Its brands include Coperion, Milacron, K-Tron and Rotex.