Hyva, a provider of loading and unloading hydraulic solutions serving the commercial vehicle and environmental services industries, hasappointed Alex Tan as its new CEO starting March 1st. He succeeds Marco Mazzù, who is appointed as Chairman of the Board.
Alex was appointed the Managing Director of Hyva China in 2004 and has since led the business. He was appointed Head of Hyva Asia in 2011 and also assumed global responsibility for Hyva’s waste management line of business in 2015.
Commenting on his appointment, he said, “I am honoured to be given the opportunity to lead the company that has been my life for 21 years. Hyva’s success has been achieved through the strong entrepreneurial spirit of our people and our focus on our customers and their success. I wish to retain these qualities even as we strengthen our capabilities in innovation and new product development to support our customers effectively in the face of rapidly developing new technologies and digitization in our industry.”
The current CEO, Marco Mazzù, will be moving into the role of Chairman. Before Hyva he covered senior leadership positions for the previous 20 years in the automotive, commercial vehicles and agricultural equipment industries across four different continents. He said, “I am honoured to have led the Hyva Team for the last six years and helped reposition the company and our global organization and business processes. I am proud of the great results and accomplishments achieved by the company in this time. I have worked with Alex for six years, and I know he will lead Hyva to new great achievements.”
The company operates in more than 110 countries with over 3,500 employees around the world. The Group encompasses more than 30 subsidiaries across Europe, Asia, the Americas and MEA, with a sales and service coverage and a manufacturing base of 12 production facilities in Brazil, China, Germany, India, and Italy.
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