Belimo Holding AG has appointed Lars van der Haegen as the new ceo of the Belimo Group with effect from 1 July this year.

Last December it was announced that the current ceo Dr Jacques Sanche, would leave the company at the end of September this year. As ceo and president of the group executive committee, Dr Sanche has influenced and shaped the development of the Belimo Group considerably since September 2007.

His successor Lars van der Haegen has been president of Belimo Americas and member of the executive committee since November 2010. Prior to that, he was employed by Belimo in various positions since 2000. Mr van der Haegen has a strong HVAC application and industry knowledge paired with master degrees in business from Columbia Business School in New York and the London Business School. The board of directors has started the search for his successor.