HI-LEX Corporation European Regional Headquarters in Germany

HI-LEX Corporation European Regional Headquarters will be established in Bavaria, Germany, with the company tentatively named TSK of Europe GmbH. HI-LEX Corporation announced the plan on August 7, with establishment and commencement of operations scheduled for November 2026. The new entity will centrally manage management functions and resources across HI-LEX’s European sites, with the objective of improving the competitiveness and profitability of its European operations. The initiative is designed to create a more centralized regional management structure while enabling the company to coordinate its European activities more effectively.
The new company will have capital of EUR 750,000. HI-LEX’s wholly owned subsidiary TSK of America Inc. will invest in the new company, which will become an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of HI-LEX. The establishment of the European regional headquarters is intended to consolidate management resources that are currently distributed across multiple European operations. By bringing these functions under a centralized structure, HI-LEX expects to improve coordination and create a more consistent management framework for its European business activities.
HI-LEX operates a sales and engineering center in Germany, manufacturing sites in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Serbia, and an integrated sales, engineering and manufacturing operation in Italy. The new company will centrally manage the management functions and resources currently dispersed across these sites. HI-LEX expects the structure to accelerate decision-making, strengthen corporate governance and optimize the allocation of management resources across its European operations.
Karen Zezula, currently Vice President at the U.S.-based HI-LEX Automotive Center, will be appointed CEO of the new company. HI-LEX will also establish the positions of CTO, Europe and CFO, Europe. The appointments are intended to create dedicated leadership responsibilities for the European organization as it begins operations. The new regional structure will therefore combine centralized management with dedicated executive roles covering overall leadership, technology and financial responsibilities for HI-LEX’s European activities.
Tadashi Adachi, President of HI-LEX Europe GmbH, will be appointed CTO, Europe, while Paolo Pajardi, Vice President of HI-LEX Italy S.p.A., will be appointed CFO, Europe. Their appointments will form part of the new European management structure alongside Karen Zezula as CEO. Through the planned headquarters in Bavaria, HI-LEX aims to bring management functions and resources together across its European sites while improving decision-making, corporate governance, resource allocation, competitiveness and profitability throughout the region.

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When will HI-LEX establish its European regional headquarters?
HI-LEX plans to establish and begin operating its European regional headquarters in November 2026. The company, tentatively named TSK of Europe GmbH, will be located in Bavaria, Germany, and will centrally manage management functions and resources across HI-LEX’s European sites. Its planned responsibilities include coordinating operations, accelerating decision-making, strengthening corporate governance and optimizing management-resource allocation. The headquarters is intended to improve the competitiveness and profitability of HI-LEX’s European operations while establishing a more centralized regional management structure covering its sales, engineering and manufacturing activities.