HIMA Group
Alexander Horch has significant work experience in the field of research, development, and product management. Alexander served as the Vice President in Research, Development & Product Management at HIMA starting from April 2016. Prior to that, they worked at ABB Corporate Research Germany where they held various roles including Department Head Automation, Department Manager Automation, Group Leader, and Principal Scientist. Their responsibilities at ABB included areas such as plant asset management, process control, energy efficiency, and automation.
Alexander Horch has a Ph.D. in Automatic Control from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, which they obtained between 1996 and 2000. Prior to that, they earned a Dipl.-Ing. in Engineering Cybernetics from the University of Stuttgart, completing their studies between 1990 and 1995. In 1989-1990, they also studied Physics at Kiel University. Alexander Horch holds additional certifications as a Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute (PMI), obtained in November 2006, and as a Certified Automation Professional from ISA. The details of the obtained month and year for the latter certification are unavailable.
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HIMA Group
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. 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. 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, Subscribe for HIMA-newsletter: www.hima.com/updates Legal Notice: https://www.hima.com/en/legal-notice/