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"Lighting is a central pillar of FORVIA"
Over the past few weeks, he has gained a detailed picture of the Lighting Business Group and defined initial strategic starting points with the lighting team. Now he takes our questions in Top Talk: Yves Andres, Managing Director Lighting.
In a video interview, Yves Andres, Managing Director of the Business Group Lighting, talks about the impact of the current crises on the Business Group Lighting and the levers he sees to combat them
Monday 2022-08-01
The time of his start at HELLA could hardly be more complex: Economic and geopolitical crises are overlapping, the hoped-for easing in supply chains is not forthcoming, and raw material prices are skyrocketing. Not an easy start for Yves Andres, Managing Director of the Lighting Business Group since April 2022. In the Top Talk video, however, the industrial engineering graduate makes it clear that despite all the challenges, he also sees opportunities for the lighting business: "We must not forget one thing: the starting situation is the same for all companies. Our competitors are in comparatively more difficult situations. We as HELLA can therefore even draw an advantage from the current situation and position ourselves even more strongly as a reliable partner with our customers." In order to minimize the impact of the crises on the Lighting division, he now sees four main starting points: "With a view to inflation, we must first arrive at appropriate pricing structures in discussions with our suppliers and customers. Second, we need to cater more than before to customers outside Europe. Third, we need to set up our development projects even more efficiently, and fourth, we need to focus on more standardization in production." On this basis, the Lighting Business Group will play an important role in the FORVIA Group: "Lighting is a central pillar of FORVIA," is Yves Andres' clear response.
Watch our Top Talk with Yves Andres here. In the interview, he discusses, among other things, how he has settled into life in Lippstadt, why he joined HELLA and what sets him apart. He also reveals the starting points he sees for successfully countering the crises, how the Lighting division can acquire even more projects, where the Lighting Technology Hub currently stands, and what role the Lighting Business Group will play in the FORVIA Group in the future.