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Andreas Renschler succeeds Jörg Kampmeyer on the Supervisory Board of GEA Group AG
01 Sep 2023
Andreas Renschler, former member of the Management Board of both Daimler AG and Volkswagen AG, joins the Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft as a new member by appointment of Düsseldorf Local Court effective September 1, 2023. He will then stand for election by the shareholders at the upcoming Annual General Meeting next year. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, Andreas Renschler succeeds Jörg Kampmeyer, who stepped down from the Supervisory Board for personal reasons effective August 31, 2023.
For a considerable span until 2020, Andreas Renschler held board-level responsibility for the commercial vehicles division within the automotive groups Volkswagen AG and then Daimler AG. The 65-year-old industrial engineer and business graduate served on the supervisory boards of various companies and is currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Hella GmbH & Co. KG a. A. In addition, he lectures in management accounting as an adjunct professor at the Technical University of Munich.
“In Andreas Renschler, we are welcoming an accomplished professional who will significantly enrich the knowledge and expertise of our Supervisory Board. We very much look forward to working together,” said Professor Dieter Kempf, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of GEA Group AG. “The Supervisory Board would like to thank Jörg Kampmeyer for his commitment and wishes him all the best for the future.”
Andreas Renschler will be succeeding Jörg Kampmeyer also on the Innovation and Product Sustainability Committee. Details about the new composition of the committee is available on the GEA website at gea.com.
Matthias Schnettler
Media Relations
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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. For instance, every second pharma separator for essential healthcare products such as vaccines or novel biopharmaceuticals is produced by GEA. In food, every fourth package of pasta or every third chicken nugget are processed with GEA technology.
With more than 18,000 employees, the group generated sales of about EUR 5.5 billion in more than 150 countries in the 2025 fiscal year. GEA plants, processes, components and services enhance the efficiency and sustainability of customers’ 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 also a constituent of the leading sustainability indices DAX 50 ESG, MSCI Global Sustainability and Dow Jones Best-in-Class World.
