Leadership

Appointed President of the Manufacturing Intelligence division in 2020, Paolo Guglielmini leads the strategic and commercial development of Hexagon’s Smart Manufacturing solutions. He has served in key roles since joining Hexagon in 2010 – from strategy and business development to mergers and acquisitions – and most recently as leading Manufacturing Intelligence’s design and engineering portfolio. Prior to joining Hexagon, he held positions at CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research (in Switzerland) and Accenture (in Italy). Guglielmini holds a Master of Science in Engineering and Master of Business Administration.

Stefan Ruh joined Hexagon in 2008 and took on the role of COO in 2021. He has held a number of senior positions throughout the organisation, most recently as President, EMEA region. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a post diploma degree in Industrial Engineering. Before joining Hexagon, Stefan held various senior management positions in the Metalworking and Automotive Industry.

Renée Rädler joined Hexagon in January 2017 as HR Director for the Manufacturing Intelligence division in EMEA before taking the role of SVP - Global HR in 2021. She has more than 20 years’ experience in HR roles at large international companies. Prior to joining Hexagon, Renée was responsible for global post-merger integration at Dormakaba Group. 

Stephen Graham joined Hexagon in January 2017 as Vice President Marketing and is based in Cobham, UK. He has been leading the Metrology and Production Software business unit since 2020. Prior to joining Hexagon he worked in marketing positions for over 25 years in the technology industry, most recently for Qualcomm Inc., a major supplier of semiconductors for the mobile phone, consumer electronics and automotive industries.

Hendrik Schafstall has been leading the SFx business unit since 2020. In 1995 he cofounded the FEMUTEC engineering firm which became Simufact Engineering GmbH. Prior to the company’s founding, he was employed as a research associate at the Helmut-Schmidt-University of Hamburg. Previously, he was a mechanical engineering student at the Leibniz University of Hannover and received a diploma as a graduate engineer. Hendrik joined Manufacturing Intelligence in 2017 with the acquisition of MSC Software.

Bernhard Fink joined Hexagon in April 2018 as CFO for the EMEA metrology organisation, and became CFO for the Manufacturing Intelligence division in EMEA in 2020. He is currently leading the EMEA organisation on an interim basis in addition to this role. Bernhard holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and prior to joining Hexagon he worked in several senior finance positions in the metalworking, automotive and composite materials industries.