Hugo (1957), after his studies in the Netherlands and several years of experience in clothing retail, made the step in 1982 to the Automotive industry, which he has remained loyal to today. After being a salesman, manager, commercial director and co-shareholder at BMW dealer van der Sluys, Hugo was given the opportunity in 1994, together with 5 fellow managers, to introduce the Korean brand Daewoo Motors in the Benelux. This was followed by sales management positions at other brands and import organizations such as Kia and Mitsubishi and in 2006 he made the move to Mitsubishi Motors Europe as General Manager Network Development & Strategy. He then became a Management Consultant and Hugo continued his career as Director Sales and Marketing at Webasto Thermo & Comfort Benelux. “During my work within the Development and Consultancy disciplines, I started to focus more on the qualitative improvement of companies and organizations in the Automotive sector. The focus is on the person, the functionary and his tasks. That is one of the reasons to work with a strong professional organization such as Heiwegen” Hugo is married to Evelien, they have 2 children (Marloes and Joris) and live in the picturesque village of Werkhoven, where they enjoy the rural countryside in their farmhouse. living in the Krommerijn region. In his spare time Hugo likes to do odd jobs and cook and Hugo and Evelien have been enjoying their granddaughter Felien for the past 3 years.