(Batesville, IN) – Hillenbrand, Inc. has announced that Robert “Bob” VanHimbergen, the Batesville-based company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has decided to take another position outside of the company, effective June 27.
Upon Mr. VanHimbergen’s departure, Megan Walke, Hillenbrand’s Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (CAO), will serve as Interim CFO.
Walke has been with Hillenbrand for 14 years, holding key financial leadership roles, including as CAO since May 2022, and formerly worked in public accounting for nine years.
The company says it has engaged a leading executive search firm to conduct a comprehensive search for a permanent CFO.
“We appreciate Bob’s leadership over the past three years, including his contributions in transforming Hillenbrand into a pure-play industrial company,” said Kim Ryan, President and CEO, Hillenbrand. “As a result of our team’s collective efforts, Hillenbrand is well positioned to execute our strategy due to the competitive positioning of our industry-leading brands. Bob will continue in his role through the end of June and is committed to working closely with Megan to ensure an orderly transition as we continue the search for our next CFO.”
