Corporate press release

Change in GEA Supervisory Board

16 Nov 2018

Colin Hall (47) was appointed to the Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft by order of the Düsseldorf local court. Colin Hall, an American national, is Head of Investments at Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL), simultaneously holding the position of CEO at Sienna Capital, a 100 percent subsidiary of GBL. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Ing. Werner J. Bauer (67), who resigned from the Supervisory Board for personal reasons as of November 12, 2018. It is planned that Colin Hall will stand as a candidate for election by the shareholders in April 2019.

GEA Center Düsseldorf

“It is with regret that the Supervisory Board has learned of Prof. Dr. Bauer’s decision. Together with my fellow Supervisory Board members, I would like to thank Werner Bauer for his trustful cooperation and his many years of dedication and commitment to GEA. Based on his outstanding expertise, Prof. Dr. Bauer has been instrumental in GEA’s development into one of the leading suppliers of process technology for the food sector,” commented Dr. Helmut Perlet, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft.

“With Colin Hall, we welcome an internationally experienced executive with extensive entrepreneurial and financial experience. Representing a major shareholder, he has gained a reputation for actively and constructively developing companies. I am convinced that, by offering his experience and fresh ideas, he will be conducive to the successful implementation of our corporate strategy,” observed Dr. Helmut Perlet.

The tenure of the current shareholder representatives on the Supervisory Board will expire at the end of the regular Annual General Meeting in 2021.

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About GEA

GEA is one of the world’s largest suppliers of systems and components to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. The international technology group, founded in 1881, focuses on machinery and plants, as well as advanced process technology, components and comprehensive services.

With more than 18,000 employees, the group generated revenues of about EUR 5.4 billion in more than 150 countries in the 2023 fiscal year. GEA plants, processes, components and services enhance the efficiency and sustainability of customer’s production. They contribute significantly to the reduction of CO2 emissions, plastic usage and food waste. In doing so, GEA makes a key contribution toward a sustainable future, in line with the company’s purpose: ”Engineering for a better world“. GEA is listed on the German MDAX the European STOXX® Europe 600 Index and is among the companies comprising the DAX 50 ESG, MSCI Global Sustainability as well as Dow Jones Sustainability World and Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Indices.
 
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