Leadership Team
Marc Michael is President and Chief Executive Officer of Hillenbrand, leading the company toward strong customer relationships and operational excellence. Marc brings extensive experience managing businesses and operations across EMEA and in emerging markets, providing Hillenbrand a strong platform for innovative growth. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors.
Prior to joining Hillenbrand, Marc was President and Chief Executive Officer of SPX FLOW, where he served on the Board of Directors beginning in January 2016. He previously led SPX FLOW's Food and Beverage segment to improved business practices. Before the spinoff of SPX FLOW from SPX Corporation, Marc was president of the company's Food & Beverage Segment and EMEA region. During his time with the company, he held various senior positions at SPX Cooling Technologies, including president of the global evaporative and dry cooling businesses.
Earlier in his career, he served in various leadership roles at General Electric and TDK Corporation.
Melissa Buscher is the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, leading the company’s global marketing, communications, and brand strategy efforts. With extensive experience building high-performing functions, she has consistently helped organizations accelerate growth, strengthen reputation, and drive business results. A passionate storyteller, Melissa is known for bringing to life the stories of people, products and innovations in ways that build brand value, engage stakeholders, and advance business objectives.
Prior to joining Hillenbrand, Melissa served as Chief Communications and Marketing Officer at SPX FLOW. In this role, she modernized the marketing and communications functions, advanced digital initiatives, led strategic marketing programs that supported revenue growth, and enhanced business performance helping to prepare the company for a successful sale. Previously, as Chief Communications Officer at LORD Corporation, she oversaw global marketing and communications, led a comprehensive cultural transformation effort, and supported strategic growth initiatives and transactions.
Earlier in her career, Melissa spent more than a decade in senior communications leadership roles at Time Warner Cable, culminating in her role as Vice President of Integrated Communications Management. Her career began in broadcast journalism where she worked for 15 years as an award-winning television reporter and anchor.
Melissa is a member of the Wake Forest University School of Professional Studies Communications Program Advisory Board and the Advisory Board of United Partnerships. She holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and broadcast journalism from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
Kevin Eamigh is the Chief Enterprise Business Services Officer at Hillenbrand and brings over 30 years of experience across a variety of business and technology organizations. He leads strategy, value creation initiatives and the information technology team for the company.
Prior to joining Hillenbrand, Kevin served as Vice President, Business Transformation for SPX FLOW, where he led the company's Business Operating System and strategic technology initiatives. Before the spinoff of SPX FLOW from SPX Corporation, he held various business management leadership and IT positions, including CIO of SPX Corporation. Kevin began his career with IBM and went on to co-found PrimeSource Technologies, a business technology consulting firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Kevin serves on the Board of Directors for Bed for Kids, a Charlotte-based non-profit furniture bank. He earned bachelor’s degrees in management information systems and operations management from the University of Arizona.
Jaime Easley is Chief Financial Officer of Hillenbrand and brings more than 25 years of experience across a variety of financial disciplines. Jaime actively engages with company stakeholders on value creation by ensuring business plans and activities are aligned with expectations and achieving optimal results. His role spans commercial and operational plan support, financial modeling, cash management, risk management, capital allocation, building dynamic reporting capabilities, and developing team members.
Prior to joining Hillenbrand, Jaime served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of SPX FLOW. He previously served as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for SPX FLOW and held a variety of corporate and business unit finance leadership positions at SPX Corporation prior to the spinoff. Jaime began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, working in both Charlotte, NC and Dusseldorf Germany.
With a passion for community service and supporting local youth programs, Jaime is on the board of What’s Next, a program focused on opening doors for underserved communities in Charlotte, NC. Jaime previously chaired the Harris YMCA Board of Directors and continues to volunteer with organizations supporting food security, youth literacy, and homelessness.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Clemson University and a master's degree in public accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.
Tyrone (Ty) Jeffers is Chief Operating Officer at Hillenbrand, guiding efforts to optimize the company's global manufacturing and supply chain capabilities. Ty leads enterprise-wide teams focused on enhancing safety, delivering on customer commitments, increasing productivity, and improving operational effectiveness across the company's global operations.
Prior to joining Hillenbrand, Ty was Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain at SPX FLOW, where he oversaw the company's manufacturing sites worldwide. Before that, he served as the supply chain integration leader for the Baker Hughes and GE Oil & Gas merger, where his team drove cost efficiency and rooftop rationalization to deliver over $1 billion in cost synergies.
He began his career with General Electric in 1996 as a manufacturing training program member and spent the next two decades running factories and supply chains within GE Industrial and GE Oil & Gas. His career includes two years living in Shanghai, China, where he led the Asia Pacific manufacturing and sourcing teams. One of his career highlights was serving as one of the global operating leaders for GE's African American Forum.
Ty is a member of the board of directors for Integer Holdings Corporation (NYSE: ITGR), one of the world's largest medical device outsource (MDO) manufacturers, serving the cardiac, neuromodulation, vascular, and portable medical markets.
He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University in Greensboro, NC. He serves as Chairman of the N.C. A&T Engineering Advisory Board, where he partners the university with industry to drive innovation and growth.
Peter Ryan is Chief Administrative Officer (HR & Legal) at Hillenbrand, leading the company's Human Resources team, fostering an inclusive, values-oriented culture while driving strategy and growth. He also leads a global team managing the company's risk mitigation, compliance, claims, labor relations, and litigation.
Prior to joining Hillenbrand, Peter was Chief People Officer and General Counsel at SPX FLOW. Before the SPX FLOW spinoff in 2015, he served in a variety of corporate and business roles at former parent company SPX Corporation, including deputy general counsel and segment general counsel of the company's food and beverage business.
Earlier, he began his legal career with Kirkland & Ellis, LLP in Chicago. Peter earned his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame.
Hany Assad is President of K-Tron Weighing & Feeding, bringing more than 20 years of experience leading growth, transformation, and financial performance across global industrial and service organizations.
Prior to his current role, Hany served as Business Unit Leader and Vice President of Aftermarket at Coperion, where he led global strategy, operations, customer experience, and growth across multiple regions and industrial brands. He previously held senior financial leadership roles at Coperion, including Head of Financial Planning and Analysis and Division Chief Financial Officer and Head of Global Strategy for Aftermarket.
Before joining Coperion, Hany was Regional Director for Northeast Fulfillment Centers at Amazon and held leadership and program management roles at The Boeing Company. He began his career in finance, mergers and acquisitions, and consulting, including experience with KPMG. Hany holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in accounting and finance from the University of Missouri–St. Louis and is fluent in English and Arabic.
Bertram Bartsch is President of the Coperion Material Handling Business Unit, bringing broad global experience in commercial leadership, strategy, business development, and operations management.
Bertram joined Coperion in 2005 beginning his career in aftermarket and new equipment sales within the Material Handling business. He later served more than five years as Director of Strategy for Coperion before taking on leadership of the Weighing and Feeding business in 2020. In 2024, he assumed responsibility for the Coperion Polyolefin Business Unit.
He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Corporate Education in Ravensburg-Friedrichshafen and an MBA from the Graduate School of Management Leipzig.
Matt Craig is President of the Hillenbrand Food, Health & Nutrition (FHN) Division, where he leads the division's integration, strategic priorities, and growth across its food, bakery, confectionery, and pet food markets. A seasoned leader in the manufacturing space, Matt brings a diverse skill set spanning business development, market analysis, project management, risk management, and sales. Matt joined Coperion in 2023 following the acquisition of the former Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials business, where he played a pivotal role in the company's success through his deep industry knowledge.
Prior to joining Coperion, he held senior leadership positions at Schenck Process, including Senior Vice President of Sales for Food, Chemicals & Performance Materials, and Vice President of Sales for North America.
Earlier in his career, he held sales and account leadership roles across the agriculture, grain, and renewable fuels industries. He holds a bachelor’s degree in milling science and management and a master’s in Agribusiness, both from Kansas State University.
Hans Hagelstein is President of Mold-Masters & DME, leading the company’s global operations, strategic direction, and commercial performance. With more than three decades of experience within the organization.
Most recently, Hans was appointed President of the Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India (EMEA+I) region, beginning in 2013, where he successfully drove regional growth while enhancing sales, engineering performance, and production efficiency. In 2011, he assumed global responsibility for engineering, combining technical leadership with strategic execution to expand Mold-Masters’ international footprint. In this role, he led the development and scaling of the Global Engineering Center in India and supported the expansion of the Indian production footprint.
Earlier in his career, Hans held a broad range of management and leadership roles after joining Mold-Masters in 1990, including multiple General Manager positions with full P&L accountability. He also played an active role in several strategic mergers and acquisitions contributing to long-term growth and market expansion. His career began as a mold maker specializing in injection and extrusion molds. Hans holds an engineering degree (Dipl.-Ing. FH) and a business management degree (Betriebswirt).
Markus Parzer is President of the Coperion Compounding & Extrusion Business Unit.
Based in Stuttgart, Germany, Markus joined Coperion in 1992. After his apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic, he worked as an extruder assembly operator before studying industrial engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Esslingen, Germany. He served ten years in several leading positions at the production plant in Stuttgart before taking over responsibility for Order Management in 2014. Since 2015 he has led the Business Unit Extrusion Systems - large, and since 2020 the Polyolefins Business Unit.