The MANN+HUMMEL Management Board announces that Fua Nipah has been appointed President & General Manager of the Life Sciences & Environment (LS&E) business, effective January 2020.
The global LS&E business unit comprises air filtration and membrane solutions segments as well as future solutions outside the automotive sector. Together with the transportation unit, the LS&E makes up MANN+HUMMEL’s two business areas. MICRODYN-NADIR is the membrane solutions segment and has been part of MANN+HUMMEL since 2005.
Nipah, who is based in Singapore, joined the MANN+HUMMEL group in 2003 and recently headed the Global Business and Technical Solutions unit as Chief Services Officer. He brings deep knowledge on filtration and global experience from different leading roles in Research & Development. In his new function, he reports to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Kurk Wilks.
“We are very pleased to announce that Fua Nipah will head our LS&E business. He is perfect for further developing the business portfolio, which complements our mission to provide solutions for cleaner water, cleaner air and cleaner mobility,” Kurk Wilks said.