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.