Hein is a British citizen, born and raised in The Netherlands. Hein has had an international senior finance career with Shell for 28 years. He is a qualified management accountant, with broad experience in finance, planning, governance and risk.
Since leaving Shell late 2016, Hein and his family have been living in Norwich.
Hein is presently Non-Executive Member and Vice-Chair of the NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board, where he chairs its Finance Committee.
Hein is also governor at the College of West Anglia, where he chairs its Finance & General Purposes Committee.
Hein is Non-Executive Director at Broadland Housing and was co-opted Board Member and Chair-designate of the Audit and Risk Committee in May 2024.