Since 2020, the Executive Board has been complemented by a Global Executive Committee (GEC), which, in addition to the members of the Executive Board, includes the Division CEOs, Regional CEOs and the CHRO. The members of the GEC are involved in all strategic and operational issues and report to the CEO.
Division CEO Liquid & Powder Technologies
Nationality: British • With GEA since 2000 • Experience: Managing Director GEA Process Engineering Ltd.; Managing Director of GEA Barr-Rosin Ltd.; Sales Manager at Barr-Rosin • Diploma in Chemical Engineering, Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Division CEO Refrigeration Technologies
Nationality: German • With GEA since 2004 • Experience: Project & Business Development Manager China, Product Manager at GEA Tuchenhagen GmbH, General Manager GEA Breconcherry UK; CEO BU Homogenizers, Managing Director GEA Mechanical Equipment Italia S.p.A. • Diploma in Industrial Engineering and Management, Executive MBA at Kellogg-WHU
Division CEO Food & Healthcare Technologies
Nationality: Spanish • With GEA since 1999 (with exception of the time between 2017 and 2019) • Experience: General Manager Iberia at Johnson Controls; Country MD Italy Cluster; CEO BU Food Solutions; CEO BU Homogenizers; Managing Director GEA Mechanical Equipment S.A; Sales and Marketing Director at Grupo Ferrer Internacional; Group Market Manager at W.R. Grace – Cryovac • Process Engineer, Master in Marketing, Master in Finance, Certified International Director – INSEAD
Division CEO Farm Technologies
Nationality: Belgium • With GEA since February 2020 • Experience: President for Portable Air division of Atlas Copco, Belgium; President for Atlas Copco’s Road Construction division, Germany; VP Marketing for the Construction Tools division Atlas Copco, Sweden; General manager China for the Compressor Technique division • Master in Mechanical Engineering
Division CEO Separation & Flow Technologies
Nationality: German • With GEA since 2003 • Experience: Head of Product Management & Sales within GEA’s Business Area Equipment; President Sales Western Europe of GEA Refrigeration; Managing Director and Integration Manager of GEA Bock; Global Director Sales/After Sales & Product Management GEA Grasso • Graduate Engineer in Energy and Supply Engineering
Regional CEO APAC
Nationality: French • With GEA since 1992 • Experience: Head of GEA’s Region Latin America; President Sales Region Africa, Asia & Australia; VP Sales & Marketing GEA France • Chemical Engineer, MBA and Executive MBA
Regional CEO DACH, Eastern Europe & Northern & Central Europe
Nationality: United States of America • With GEA since 2012 (with exception of the time between 2017 and 2019) • Experience: VP Liquid Foods Segment North America at JBT Corp., Managing Director Henkel Biomedical at Henkel Ireland, Director Venture Capital at Henkel AG & KGaA, New Business Development Manager at Hoechst AG • Master in Chemical Engineering, Master in Business Administration (MBA), Advanced Management Program (IESE Business School)
Regional CEO Western Europe, Middle East & Africa and Latin America
Nationality: Spanish • With GEA since 1996 • Experience: Regional Head/EVP GEA Western Europe, Middle East & Africa; Regional Managing Director Spain & South America; Managing Director at GEA Process Engineering in Spain; Director of Project Management, Process and Mechanical Engineering at GEA Tuchenhagen • Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering with major in Electronics and Automation; Advanced Management Program (IESE Business School)
Regional CEO North America
Nationality: United States of America • With GEA since 2021 • Experience: VP & General Manager at OPW, VP Sales & Marketing at Danaher/Pall Corporation, VP – Strategic Initiatives & Business Optimization at IDEX, • General Manager at ITW, Senior Sales Manager at Mitsubishi Electric Automation • Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
CHRO
Nationality: German • With GEA since February 2020 • Experience: Head of Corporate HR of Körber AG; Group HR Director at Windmöller & Hölscher; held a variety of human resources leadership positions at IBM Germany • Doctorate in Law and a Master of Business Administration
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