Hima Group
CEO appointed for Sella Controls
The Hima Group has appointed Carl Ramsden as CEO of Sella Controls with effect from October 1, 2025. According to Hima, this newly created position represents an important milestone in the further integration of the British company into the Group.
Carl Ramsden brings more than 20 years of international management and financial expertise from the industry and technology sector - including senior positions at a chemical company and an automation manufacturer. He has worked on both the manufacturer and end customer side and is therefore familiar with both perspectives of industrial value chains.
As CEO of Sella Controls, Ramsden will assume overall responsibility for the company and will lead the company together with Chris Parr (CTO) and Eddy Turnock (CSO). Ramsden will also be responsible for the CFO duties of John Blackwell, who will retire on October 31, 2025 after many years as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
"We are delighted to have recruited Carl Ramsden, an experienced and strategically-minded manager, for this key position," says Jörg de la Motte, CEO of Hima Group. "With his expertise and clear value-driven leadership style, he will further accelerate growth in the process and rail industry in the UK and Ireland and help us to further expand our global position as a solutions provider."
Sella Controls was acquired by the Hima Group in February 2023 after a longstanding partnership. The company now acts as the regional center for the UK and Ireland as well as the Hima Group's global center of excellence for rail activities and currently employs over 130 people at its Stockport and Ashby sites.
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