HIMA Appoints New Sales Director for the Middle East Region

Summary

Aug. 2, 2022 - Necmi Türer has been named the new sales director for HIMA’s Middle East Region. The appointment of the new sales director supports the company’s regional growth strategy through being closer to customers and expanding the sales and service footprint in safety-related automation solutions.
 
In his role as sales director, Necmi will manage the sales and proposals teams, covering the Middle East including Egypt and Turkey, Sub-Saharan Africa including Sudan, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the Indian Subcontinent to develop sales strategies and grow order volume in the region. Necmi will also play an integral part in driving localization to strengthen and further develop relationships with key customers and partners alike.

“Being closer to our customers and expanding our footprint globally are two key focus points for HIMA. Having an experienced and knowledgeable sales director like Necmi onboard will greatly facilitate the sales teams in supporting our customers better and enable the Middle East region to grow," commented Jörg de la Motte, CEO.

With over 20 years of experience working in the safety industry, Necmi has built a career portfolio of Key Account Management Sales, Facility Management, Engineering, Design, Production Operations and Customer Service.

Having started his career in Turkey, as a Sales and Export Manager in safety automation, Necmi has gained solid experience within the industry taking on roles from Health, Safety and Environment Expert, Machinery Safety Expert to Plant Manager within functional safety.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Occupational Health and Safety and is a certified ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 Lead Auditor and International Machinery Safety  Expert by TÜV NORD (Germany).

“I am delighted that Necmi has chosen to join the HIMA family in the Middle East. His process-driven approach, which he executes with empathy and excellence, will make a positive difference to our customers’ experience in the region. I look forward to seeing the effects of his leadership on his team and the wider organization," commented Andrew Dennant, vice president and general manager, HIMA Middle East.

About HIMA

The HIMA Group is the world’s leading independent provider of safety-related automation solutions for the process and railway industries to protect people, the environment and assets. Founded in 1908 and headquartered in Germany, the family-owned company counts about 800 employees and operates from over 50 locations worldwide.

Process Industry Solutions

HIMA solutions help increase functional safety, strengthen automation security and boost plant profitability. For over 50 years, HIMA has been a trusted partner to the world's largest companies in the process industry (including chemical, petrochemicals, oil, gas, and energy-producing companies). With more than 50,000 TÜV-certified safety systems (SIL 3 and SIL 4) installed worldwide, HIMA qualifies as the technology leader in this sector. 

As a safety expert, HIMA provides the safety technology as well as consulting, engineering, services, and training to best assist the customers throughout the entire safety lifecycle.

The world's first scalable platform with built-in automation security, HIMA’s Safety Platform enables a broad range of systems on a single technology basis, from small solutions for all the way up to highly complex applications. The independent safety controllers are physically separated and employ open standards. Users can thus combine the most suitable safety solution with any leading BPCS (basic process control system).
Typical safety applications include emergency shutdown (ESD), burner control (BCS/BMS), turbo machinery control (TMC), pipeline management control with leak detection (PMC), fire and gas (F&G) and high-integrity pressure protection systems (HIPPS), subsea and tank farms.
 

Rail Industry Solutions

With the world's first CENELEC SIL 4-certified programmable safety controller, HIMA has revolutionized the railway industry. The commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products are open safety controllers that ensure end users and integrators independence, flexibility and cost savings, and can be easily integrated and maintained in a wide variety of solutions. As the core element, HIMA systems provide functional safety and IT security in applications such as level crossings, interlockings and rolling stocks.