Corporate governance

Innovation, sustainability and human resources: the foundations of HiRef.

HiRef is an independent and 100% Italian owned company which, in pas twenty years, has experienced a steady growth trend originating 7 spin-off companies specialised in different areas of HVAC & R.

At HiRef, professional growth goes hand in hand with personal growth: from 2003 to today, more than 50 theses have been carried out in collaboration with major Italian and international universities, including Padua, Bologna, Trieste, Rome and Genoa, as well as, among others abroad, Leeds, Valencia, Stockholm and Leuven. More than 6 out of 10 graduates then stay with the company, creating a young team: the average age is 41.

Corporate structure

Our organisation is committed to optimising work and achieving improvement objectives in terms of company performance.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors, appointed by the shareholders' meeting of 29 April 2022, will remain in office until the approval of the financial statements on 31 December 2026.

The members of the Board of Directors are:

Alberto Salmistraro, Director
Luca Galletti, Managing Director
Elena Brandolisio, Managing Director

Board of Auditors

The Board of Auditors, appointed by the shareholders' meeting of 29 April 2022, will remain in office until the approval of the financial statements on 31 December 2026.

The members of the Board of Auditors are:

Gambini Massimo, Chairman
Melandri Mauro, Regular Auditor
Fonte Giovanni, Regular Auditor
Menetti Maurizio, Alternate Auditor
Zanchettin Roberto, Alternate Auditor

Auditing company

The statutory audit assignment was granted on 3 July 2019 to Dfk Italia Srl until approval of the financial statements of 31 December 2024.

People and positions

We enhance skills and individual talent to allow people to maximise their mental energy potential.

Alberto Salmistraro

Chief Executive Officer
Fabio Poletto

General Manager
Elena Brandolisio

Chief Financial Officer
Wolfgang Fels

Commercial Director
Nicola Rossi

Italy Commercial Director & Marketing
Roberto Maso

Plant & Purchase Manager
Matteo Faccio

Chief Technical Officer
Andrea Quercioli

Integrated systems manager & Technical Specialist
Andrea Boaretto

Electrical and software department Manager
Barbara Mozzato

Lean Transformation Manager
Gianluca Conte

Prevention, Protection Service and Plant maintenance Manager
Giovanni Trevisan

After Sales Coordinator
Andrea Flamini

IT manager

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