Hybrid Software Group PLC has appointed Joachim Van Hemelen as its new CFO and company director following Graeme Huttley's decision to take up a new role in private equity. Joachim is currently the CFO of HYBRID Software, a post he has held since 2016. During Graeme Huttley's long service with the Group he has worked closely with successive CEOs and the Group's senior leadership team to deliver on the Group's strategy.

He held various finance roles before becoming CFO in 2014 during which time he has also been actively involved in developing the Group's culture and aligning business processes following a very busy period of acquisitions. Joachim Van Hemelen (36) played a key role before and after the merger of HYBRID Software with Global Graphics PLC, the predecessor to Hybrid Software Group PLC. Prior to joining HYBRID Software he was employed as a merger and acquisitions advisor in a Flanders-based mid-market M&A boutique.

He started his professional career in 2010 as a financial auditor at BDO. Joachim earned his Master of Science in Business Administration at the Lessius Hogeschool Antwerp.