Executive Leadership

Kimberly joined HBK as Interim Head of Product Management in June 2021 and was appointed as Executive Vice President (EVP) for In-Process in January 2023. She comes with more than 30 years of operational and commercial experience with global organizations such as AAR, AirLiance Materials and Rexnord. Before joining HBK Kimberly worked as an independent advisor.

Kimberly is an American citizen and holds a Bachelor in Marketing Management from Barat College of DePaul University and a MBA in Finance from Keller Graduate School of Management.

In October 2025, Tanneke expanded her role to become Executive Vice President for In‑Simulation & Validation, following the integration of our Virtual and Physical Test business units. She was originally appointed EVP for Physical Test in January 2023, having previously served as Vice President for Corporate and Business Development at Malvern Panalytical, HBK’s sister company. She has over 20 years international experience in B2C and B2B markets in various industries, including automotive.

Tanneke has an MBA from Nijenrode University in The Netherlands and is based close to Amsterdam. 

Steen joined HBK as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Senior Vice President for Business Support in January 2020.

He brings extensive international exposure and leadership experience within finance and accounting, performance management and transformation from various senior financial positions within the transportation and logistics industry (A.P. Møller-Maersk) and the professional services industry (Sweco).

Prior to joining HBK, Steen was CFO of the privately-owned conglomerate, Fritz Schur Technical Group. Steen holds a Master’s in economics and business from the Aarhus School of Business.

Ruth joined HBK as Chief People Officer (CPO) in February 2021. She comes with more than 20 years of HR experience from global companies. 

Recently, she was 9 years with Centrica, an international energy and services company in various HR roles, latest as HR Director for Centrica’s Business division. Previous experience has been with Vodafone, Tech Data and Cable & Wireless.

Ruth holds a BA (Hons) in Sociology and Public Policy from De Montfort University and a Masters in Executive coaching from Hult International Business School.

Aleksandra joined HBK in February 2026 as Chief Digital Officer. She previously served as Vice President, Global Programs and Solutions at Ansys (part of Synopsys), bringing deep experience in digital transformation, operational efficiency, and technologydriven business growth. Known for championing emerging technologies and translating strategy into execution, she collaborates closely with product, engineering, and business teams to deliver customer value.

Aleksandra holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Zagreb and a PhD in Computational Fluid Dynamics from FAU ErlangenNürnberg. She is based in Chicago, USA.

Thomas is Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at HBK since 2021. Prior to this, he enjoyed a successful career at HBK, starting as Head of Customer Projects Delivery & Systems in 1999. Thomas became Vice President of Sales for EMEA and SAM in 2011, where he was responsible for operational business in major regions, as well as establishing global key sales methodologies and efficiency projects. From 2003 until 2011, he grew the global service business of HBK as Director of Support and Services. From January 2019 Thomas was Senior Vice President of Product Management, Marketing and Strategy.

Before HBK, Thomas worked in various roles at Procter & Gamble Paper Products Manufacturing. He holds a Master’s degree (Dipl-Ing.) in Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control from the Technical University of Braunschweig.

Anthony joined HBK in January 2026, bringing over six years of experience at Spectris, most recently as Chief Counsel – M&A. He has worked closely with HBK on major acquisitions including CCRT, Dytran, Microstrain and Piezocryst.

Prior to Spectris, Anthony worked at the international law firm Freshfields. He holds a Modern Languages degree from Oxford and legal qualifications from BPP Law School. He is based in Buckinghamshire, UK.

Simon started with HBK as Chief Operating Officer (COO) in May 2022 where he assumed responsibility for Operations, Plants and Supply Chain.

He brings over twenty years of global supply chain experience with large multinational organizations.  Simon joined HBK from Mettler Toledo, where he most recently performed in a customer facing/ project engineering role. Prior to joining Mettler Toledo, he spent 23 years working for Honeywell Aerospace as Snr. Director Integrated Supply Chain across their R&O business. Simon holds an Executive MBA from Cranfield University School of Management.