Executive Team

Sean Bagan was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer on January 6, 2025. He joined as Chief Financial Officer of Helios on August 9, 2023, and was named Interim President and Chief Executive Officer effective July 8, 2024. Before joining Helios, Mr. Bagan spent 23 years at Polaris Inc., a global leader in powersports and off-road innovation. With extensive financial management leadership experience, Mr. Bagan brings more than 20 years of international business, strategic financial operations, and leadership experience. His responsibilities scaled with Polaris over the decades in operational finance, international sales, product segments, acquisitions and corporate finance and treasury. In addition to financial management positions, his roles included general management and operational oversight for U.S. and global businesses. He earned his B.A. double major in Accounting and Management from St. John’s University in Minnesota and began his career with Arthur Andersen, LLP. Mr. Bagan also holds a General Management Certificate from Cambridge University's Judge Business School in England, along with a Certified Public Accountant (Inactive) Certificate from the state of Minnesota.

Billy Aldridge has served as the Senior Vice President, Managing Director of Enovation Controls since May 3, 2021, and now has responsibility for the complete group of operations that comprise the Electronics segment. He joined FW Murphy, a division of Enovation Controls, in 2008 as the OEM Sales Manager where he grew the marine market prior to stepping into a Director position in 2015 and then in 2018 moving to the Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Aldridge joined MerCruiser/Mercury, part of the Brunswick Corporation in 2000, where he earned his Lean Six Sigma and worked in many different functional areas including Supply Chain, Program Management & OEM Sales. He has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Oklahoma State University.

Tania Almond joined the Company in August 2020 with over 25 years of experience. She has led investor relations, corporate communication and competitive intelligence for companies including W. R. Grace (NYSE:GRA), GXS/OpenText (NASDAQ:OTEX), Sourcefire (NASDAQ:FIRE), WiderThan (NASDAQ:WTHN), and NeighborCare (NASDAQ:NCRX). Most recently, she worked in investor relations with the Fortune 100 company Tech Data (NASDAQ:TECD), taken private by Apollo Global Management in June 2020. She has led companies through five initial public offerings (IPOs) / spin-outs in the lead investor relations role. In addition, Ms. Almond worked in the IR role with the “acquired” company five times. At the start of her career, she was an equity analyst with Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. for close to six years following the telecommunication, technology, and healthcare sectors. She earned a B.A. in Business with a concentration in Computer Information Systems from Notre Dame of Maryland University and an M.B.A. in Finance from The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School.

Matteo Arduini was appointed General Manager of Faster S.r.l. in 2018, after having served as Faster’s Chief Financial Officer beginning in April of 2018. From September 2012 to April 2018, Mr. Arduini was with Brevini /Dana Incorporated (NYSE: DAN). He served as the CFO of the Brevini Group and the project leader in Dana’s acquisition of Brevini Group. For one and a half years after the acquisition, he served as Head of Finance in Dana Brevini Italy. Mr. Arduini graduated from the University of Parma in 1998 with a degree in Economics and gained professional experience through roles at Ernst & Young, Ferrari Cars and Technogym.

Jeremy Evans joined the Company in January 2024 with over 25 years of operational and financial management experience. Before joining Helios, Mr. Evans spent 25 years with Tech Data (now TD SYNNEX). His responsibilities scaled with Tech Data over the decades across logistics, procurement, sales operations, finance, and accounting. He held various positions including being the Controller for various U.S. operations through operating at a global level responsible for financial consolidations and worldwide budget processes, as well as transformation of the global accounting processes and systems. While there, he also had overseas assignments for several years in different financial operational roles. He began his career with Tropicana where he worked in operations. He earned his B.A double major in Math and Spanish from Eckerd College and an M.B.A. from the University of Sarasota, along with being a current Certified Public Accountant from the state of Florida.

Van Franklin was appointed Vice President, Information Technologies at Helios Technologies on March 2025. He joined Sun Hydraulics, a Helios company, in December 2011 and most recently served as Global IT Operations Leader for the Hydraulics Segment. Over his more than 25 year career, Mr. Franklin has held multiple leadership roles in information technology, including Director of Information Technologies and Manager of Information Systems at Medical Education Technologies, Inc. Mr. Franklin brings deep expertise in global IT operations, infrastructure strategy, vendor negotiations, and enterprise software implementation. His career has spanned industries including hydraulics, manufacturing, and simulation technology, with responsibility for large-scale technology deployments, data security and disaster recovery planning, and business continuity strategies. He has led teams supporting hundreds of users worldwide and has managed multi-million-dollar IT budgets with a strong focus on operational efficiency and innovation. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the University of South Florida and studied Business Economics at the University of Florida.

Marc Greenberg joined Helios in 2021 and brings over 15 years of legal experience to the Company. He currently serves as the General Counsel and Secretary for the organization and its subsidiaries. He is responsible for managing the legal and compliance activities of the enterprise on a global basis. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Greenberg previously had been General Counsel of Diversified Maintenance Systems, LLC and prior to that was Associate General Counsel to Welbilt Corporation (NYSE: WBT). Prior to his corporate experience, Mr. Greenberg was a litigation attorney in the New York/New Jersey area. He graduated from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA with a degree in Economics and has a Juris Doctorate degree from Nova Southeastern in Davie, FL, as well as an MBA from Louisiana State University.

Rick Martich joined Enovation Controls in 2006 and progressed from managing customer service and quality, through leading global manufacturing, to operations and international sales. Mr. Martich was promoted to his current role in April 2023. He has over 25 years of leadership experience in engineering, manufacturing, finance and sales. Mr. Martich began his career in 1994 as a process/project engineer with PPG Industries. He went on to The Boeing Company where he led Lean Manufacturing activities on the 777 Floor Beam value stream and implemented Toyota Production System concepts & tools. He then spent time with Level 3 Communications where he progressed through a variety of roles across finance, engineering and services. He earned his Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Georgia Tech and his MBA from The University of Tulsa with a focus in finance. A Six-Sigma Black Belt, Rick is also a Gemba & Distribution Kaizen Coach.

JP Parent joined the Company through the acquisition of the Balboa Water Group in November 2020. He has more than 35 years of managerial experience in international companies. After moving his family from France in 1988, he served in an executive capacity. His areas of focus included planning, developing and executing innovative solutions to address the strategic business plans of global organizations. Before joining this industry in 2002, Mr. Parent worked 19 years for the Zodiac group in various positions. Serving as Quality Assurance Manager, Plant Manager and Executive Vice President, he led the turnaround of newly acquired subsidiaries and instilled operating discipline in the organization. Born in Paris, Mr. Parent is bilingual and received a MS in Aeronautical Engineering at the E.N.S.M.A. in Poitiers, France and a certificate in marketing from Stanford University.

Shaun Polasky was appointed Vice President of Human Resources and People Operations of Helios Technologies in January 2022. He joined Helios in September 2016 as Director of Human Resources at Sun Hydraulics, later serving as Global Human Capital Leader for the Hydraulics segment beginning in November 2018. Before joining Helios, Mr. Polasky held several senior HR roles at global companies including Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Transition Optical (a subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica), and John Deere. With more than 20 years of experience in global human resources leadership, he brings extensive expertise in strategic HR planning, M&A integration, total rewards, talent development, organizational design, and transformation. At Helios, Mr. Polasky has played a central role in the company’s global expansion, overseeing HR teams across North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. He has led the consolidation and modernization of key HR functions, launched innovative AI-driven learning platforms, and introduced a career development program focused on building future leaders. He also serves as the lead HR representative for Helios' M&A due diligence efforts. Mr. Polasky earned his B.A. in Human Resources Management and his M.B.A. from Tiffin University in Ohio. He is SHRM-CP certified and currently serves on the Board of Directors for CareerSource Suncoast, a nonprofit focused on workforce development in Florida.