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GEA appoints Kai Becker CEO of its Refrigeration Technologies Division
01 Feb 2021
Kai Becker takes over as CEO of GEA’s Refrigeration Technologies Division as of February 1, 2021.
Photo: Kai Becker, CEO of the GEA Refrigeration Technologies Division. (Photo: GEA)
“In Kai Becker, we have an experienced manager who has successfully and continuously served in a wide variety of positions at GEA for more than 15 years,” said Stefan Klebert, CEO of GEA Group AG. “His international experience and technological expertise will be of great value for the continued success of the Refrigeration Technologies Division. Kai builds on a solid foundation, which we have Thies Hachfeld to thank for.”
Becker joined GEA in August 2004 and most recently headed the homogenization business unit within the Separation & Flow Technologies Division. He has held GEA positions in Germany, China and the UK.
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