Owner Martin Ohneberg is concentrating all his efforts on his tasks as CEO of the HENN Connector Group. Nicolussi, a well-versed expert in the automotive industry, has been managing the businesses of the Dornbirn-based connection specialist since the beginning of March.
MEDIA INFORMATION – Change of executive director at Dornbirn, Austria-based connection specialist HENN: After 12 years, majority owner Martin Ohneberg is handing over executive direction to Matthias Nicolussi. Ohneberg took the reins at the company in 2011 and turned it into an internationally leading supplier of quick couplings for charge air & cooling water systems and resonators in the automotive industry. In 2018, Martin Ohneberg laid the foundation for creation of the "HENN Connector Group," which now includes such diverse company acquisitions as UFT Produktion GmbH (metal deep drawing), TKW Molding GmbH (plastic injection molding), EISELE GmbH (connections) and VMR GmbH Co KG (3D printing, additive manufacturing processes).
Clear growth objectives for the HENN Connector Group
Ohneberg: "By 2035, the HENN Connector Group aims to achieve a group-wide turnover of 800 million Euros. We’re consistently working on this ambitious goal through our investments and acquisitions. This includes expansion of global production and concentration on the diversification of our product innovations, especially in the area of e-mobility—both on the ground and in the air. This plan for growth demands maximum commitment from us all." The goal for group-wide turnover in 2023 is 165 million Euros. This is why Martin Ohneberg will concentrate all his efforts on his tasks as CEO of the HENN Connector Group. After 12 successful years, he handed over operative executive direction of HENN to Matthias Nicolussi on March 1, 2023, a well-versed expert in the industry with over 15 years of experience in various positions in the mobility field.
Technical background and management experience
Matthias Nicolussi (43) is both a skilled machine mechanic and an educated technician & business economist, giving him both the technical expertise and relevant professional experience as a manager and executive director of various companies. As a former executive director of UFT Produktion GmbH, a subsidiary of the HENN Connector Group, he is very familiar with the management of a company which manufactures complex deep-drawn parts and assembles components. Nicolussi has over 18 years of experience in the automotive industry, which he gained at recognized companies in Lichtenstein and Switzerland, among other places. Born in Dornbirn, he lives with his family in Feldkirch. "With Matthias Nicolussi, we were able to gain an absolute professional with lots of experience in both the technical and economic spheres. Together, we’ll lead HENN into the future in a positive way and full of drive," said Martin Ohneberg with confidence.
