Sarasota company names new senior official following acquisition

SARASOTA — Helios Technologies Inc. recently named Jean-Pierre Parent a new senior vice president and managing director of Balboa Water Group LLC. 

Parent joined Helios as the executive VP of global sales in November 2020 through the acquisition of BWG Holdings I Corp., which now operates as Balboa Water Group. He has more than 35 years of managerial experience in international companies, according to a statement. His position became effective Aug. 20.

“I am very pleased to recognize JP’s considerable contributions to Helios in a relatively short time,” says Josef Matosevic, the company’s president and CEO, in the release. “We expect JP to be instrumental as we advance on our multi-year journey to build our electronics segment into a top industry player.”

Helios is a global leader in highly engineered motion control and electronic controls technology for diverse end markets. It had $523 million in revenue in 2020. 

“Among our shared values is developing and leveraging the deep talent that is within the Helios organization,” adds Matosevic. “We are establishing an optimal structure that will be the force multiplier for effective execution of our augmented strategy.”