Kia How Phua

Business Unit Manager, Asia at HOBART GmbH

Kia How Phua currently serves as the Business Unit Manager for Asia at HOBART GmbH since October 2022. Prior to this role, Kia held significant positions at ITW GSE, including Sales Director for China and Operations Manager for ITW GSE Americas, where responsibilities included business growth, strategic transitions, and factory transformation. Kia's prior experience encompasses a General Manager role in both Asia Pacific and China for ITW GSE, and leadership positions at Favelle Favco Bhd and Muhibbah Airline Support Industries, where successful turnaround efforts were executed. Educational qualifications include an MBA from Nanyang Business School, and advanced management programs at The Wharton School and MIT Sloan School of Management, complemented by a B.Eng in Civil & Structural Engineering from Nanyang Technological University Singapore and a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from The University of Manchester.

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HOBART GmbH

WORK SMART, NOT HARD! HOBART GmbH is the global market leader for commercial dishwasher and warewash systems. As a leading innovator in commercial dishwashing technology, we always find solutions that reduce the consumption of your resources continuously, thus protecting the environment. HOBART develops, manufactures and distributes machines and equipment in the fields of warewashing and cleaning technology, cooking and food preparation as well as environmental technology. Furthermore HOBART offers specific solutions around warewashing: including a in-house developed hygiene line, perfectly adapted to all HOBART dishwashers, as well as water purification and water softening appliances.


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Headquarters

Offenburg, Germany

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1,001-5,000

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