20.04.2016
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft DE0006602006
DGAP-News: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: Dr. Helmut Perlet new Chairman of GEA's Supervisory Board
DGAP-News: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: Dr. Helmut Perlet new Chairman of GEA's
Supervisory Board
20.04.2016 / 14:45
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Dr. Helmut Perlet new Chairman of GEA's Supervisory Board
Düsseldorf, April 20, 2016 - Today, the Annual General Meeting of GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft elected the new shareholder representatives to the
Company's Supervisory Board. Ahmad Bastaki, Prof. Dr. Ing. Werner Bauer,
Hartmut Eberlein, Dr. Helmut Perlet as well as Jean E. Spence were
re-elected for another 5-year term of office. In addition, Dr. Molly P.
Zhang, Vice President at ORICA Ltd., USA, was appointed to the Supervisory
Board as a new member.
Dr. Jürgen Heraeus, who had held the position of Supervisory Board Chairman
since June 3, 2003, did not stand for re-election. At the constitutive
meeting of the new Supervisory Board held immediately after the Annual
General Meeting, Dr. Helmut Perlet was elected new Chairman of the
Supervisory Board. The graduate of business administration
("Diplom-Kaufmann") with a doctoral degree, who also qualified as a
chartered tax advisor, has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of
Allianz SE since 2012. Prior to that, Dr. Perlet had been a member of the
Board of Management of the insurer for a period of 12 years. Moreover, he
is a member of the Supervisory Board of Commerzbank AG.
"On behalf of the Supervisory Board, I would like to thank Dr. Heraeus for
his excellent cooperation and his long-standing service to GEA. Relying on
his personality and drawing on the wealth of experience he has gained as a
renowned businessman, Dr. Heraeus has guided the Group through eventful
times while holding the helm of the Supervisory Board. He has contributed
greatly to GEA's remarkable transformation into an extremely healthy and
successful company", said Dr. Helmut Perlet, the new Chairman of the
Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. "At the same time, I am
happy to welcome Dr. Zhang as a new Supervisory Board member who will bring
to bear her international and operational experience."
On the employees' side, the incumbent members of the Supervisory Board
Rainer Gröbel, Michael Kämpfert, Eva-Maria Kerkemeier, Brigitte Krönchen,
Kurt-Jürgen Löw and Reinhold Siegers were appointed to the Supervisory
Board with effect from the close of this year's Annual General Meeting by
virtue of an order issued by the Düsseldorf Local Court on April 4, 2016.
These court appointments shall apply until the election of the employee
representatives that is expected to take place in September 2016.
Due to these personnel changes, the Group Committees comprise the following
individuals as of today:
Committee set up pursuant to s. 27 para. 3 Codetermination Act (Mediation
Committee)
Dr. Helmut Perlet, Chair
Prof. Dr. Werner Bauer
Reinhold Siegers*
Kurt-Jürgen Löw*
Presiding Committee
Dr. Helmut Perlet, Chair
Ahmad M.A. Bastaki
Prof. Dr. Werner Bauer
Reinhold Siegers*
Rainer Gröbel*
Kurt-Jürgen Löw*
Audit Committee
Hartmut Eberlein, Chair
Dr. Helmut Perlet
Kurt-Jürgen Löw*
Brigitte Krönchen*
Nomination Committee
Dr. Helmut Perlet, Chair
Ahmad M.A. Bastaki
Jean Spence
* Employee representative
Corporate Media and Press:
Marc Pönitz
Peter-Müller-Str. 12, 40468 Düsseldorf, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)211 9136-1500
[email protected]
About GEA
GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food processing industry and a
wide range of process industries that generated consolidated revenues of
approximately EUR 4.6 billion in 2015. As an international technology
group, the Company focuses on process technology and components for
sophisticated production processes in various end-user markets. The Group
generates more than 70 percent of its revenue in the food sector that
enjoys long-term sustainable growth. As of December 31, 2015, the Company
employed around 17,500 people worldwide. GEA is a market and technology
leader in its business areas. The Company is listed in Germany's MDAX (G1A,
WKN 660 200). In addition, GEA's share is a constituent of the MSCI Global
Sustainability Indexes. Further information is available on the Internet at
gea.com.
If you do not want to receive any further information from GEA, please send
an email to [email protected].
Contact:
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
Phone +49 (0)211 9136 1492
Fax +49 (0)211 9136 31087
www.gea.com
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Language: English
Company: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
Peter-Müller-Straße 12
40468 Düsseldorf
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)211 9136-0
Fax: +49 (0)211 9136-31087
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.gea.com
ISIN: DE0006602006
WKN: 660200
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard), Hamburg, Munich; Regulated Unofficial Market in
Hanover, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX
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