05/12/2026
Alfa Laval announced Jan Debruyn has joined the company as Managing Director of Alfa Laval US and Regional President of North America.
Debruyn brings more than three decades of global leadership experience across Alfa Laval, including nearly 20 years leading the company’s operations in China and serving as President of the former North-East Asia region. Most recently, he served as CEO of Tranter-LHE Group in Houston, TX.
Throughout his career, Debruyn has championed customer-centric growth, operational agility and sustainable industrial innovation. His leadership comes at a pivotal time as North America continues to play a growing role in the global energy transition, digital transformation and industrial modernization.
“Alfa Laval’s technologies touch every part of society – from energy efficiency and clean water to safe food production,” said Debruyn. “What excites me most is helping customers solve real challenges while continuing to grow our people and capabilities together.”
About Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of first-rate products in the areas of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. The company was founded 140 years ago, has customers in 100 countries and employs more than 22,300 people. For more information, visit https://www.alfalaval.us.
