CEO - Chairman of the Executive Board
Christopher Heine
After working at Hella in Lippstadt, Melbourne and Changchun as well as in management consulting, he joined Hengst in 2012.
Initially as CFO for five years, since 2017 as CEO. In this role, responsible for Independent Aftermarket, Engine and Mobile Filtration, Industrial Filtration, Business Development, our Tech Center Filtration as well as Marketing and Communication.
COO
Howard Boyer
Initially worked for Benteler Automotive in Paderborn and Tokyo, then for Henninges Automotive in Grefrath and Michigan and for the Minth Group, also in Michigan.
COO of the Hengst Group since 2018. Responsible for the regional companies and plants in Europe, North America, Latin America and China as well as for the specialist areas of quality management, supply chain management and industrialization.
CFO
Jörg Schroeder
Already worked in the role of CFO at IT service provider Bitmark and for the last five years as CFO at adesso SE.
CFO at Hengst since 2025. In his role, responsible for Finance, Controlling, Human Resources, IT, Legal and Compliance.
The Supervisory Board of Hengst SE
Jens Röttgering
As the owner and Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Jens Röttgering is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Hengst SE.
He represents the third generation of the family business.
