·       Effective 1 March 2026, Juan Manuel Mollá will join the Management Board and assume responsibility for FORVIA HELLA’s global Lighting business  

·       Mollá brings more than 30 years of industry experience, including leadership roles at various suppliers and manufacturers

The Shareholder Committee of HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA (“FORVIA HELLA”) has appointed Juan Manuel Mollá as the new Managing Director Lighting and member of the Management Board of FORVIA HELLA, effective 1 March 2026. Responsibility for the Business Group Lighting is currently held on an interim basis by Bernard Schäferbarthold; Bernard Schäferbarthold will step down from the Management Board of FORVIA HELLA at the end of 15 February 2026.

Juan Manuel Mollá (54) has more than 30 years of experience in the automotive industry and has held various leadership positions at different suppliers and manufacturers during this time. Most recently, the born Argentine served as Chief Commercial Officer at automotive supplier Marelli.

Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Ziebart, Chairman of the Shareholder Committee, says: “With Juan Manuel Mollá, we are gaining a highly experienced leader who brings strategic foresight, many years of industry experience, and a deep understanding of the needs of our customers as well as of international markets to the company. We are therefore very pleased to welcome Juan Manuel Mollá to FORVIA HELLA and are confident that he will successfully continue – and further accelerate – the strategic development of the Lighting business in a dynamic and challenging market environment.”

Juan Manuel Mollá says: “I am very grateful for the trust placed in me. The automotive industry is undergoing profound transformation – which will bring changes, but above all great opportunities for the future. Our goal is therefore to respond to new market requirements with agility and flexibility, to consistently strengthen our competitiveness, and to drive the development of lighting innovations that are technologically pioneering and yet affordable. The greatest asset of FORVIA HELLA’s Lighting business is the expertise of our colleagues worldwide. I look forward to working with them to tackle these tasks and to shape the future of the Business Group Lighting together.”