GEA Group
 
Segments

GEA Food Solutions

GEA Farm Technologies

GEA Heat Exchangers

GEA Mechanical Equipment

GEA Process Engineering

GEA Refrigeration Technologies

 

Factsheet GEA Group

The GEA Group: German MDAX company – focused and globally successful

  • revenue above EUR 5.4 billion in 2011
  • over 24,000 employees worldwide (03/31/2012)
  • about 70 percent of revenue from the long-term growing food and energy industries

Markets

Food Dairy sector Beverages
Energy
.
Breweries
.
Pharmaceuticals &
Cosmetics
Chemicals Environment Marine

Vision

  • GEA provides the world with innovative solutions for smartfood processing and for a more efficient use of energy resources.
  • GEA is a global engineering group recognized for its excellent technologies, its dedication to provide best solutions to its customers, and its management principles.

Values

  • Excellence: At GEA, we stand for excellence in everything we do.
  • Passion: At GEA, we work with passion without obsession.
  • Integrity: At GEA, we walk our talk.
  • Responsibility: At GEA, we feel responsible for our actions.
  • GEA-versity: At GEA, we cross borders.

Corporate Structure

GEA Food Solutions GEA Farm Technologies GEA Heat Exchangers GEA Mechanical Equipment GEA Process Engineering GEA Refrigeration Technologies GEA Food Solutions GEA Farm Technologies GEA Heat Exchangers GEA Mechanical Equipment GEA Process Engineering GEA Refrigeration Technologies
* GEA Food Solutions: since Q2 2011

Executive Board

Jürg Oleas, Chairman of the Executive Board
(GEA Food Solutions, GEA Heat Exchangers, GEA Farm Technologies, Work Director)
Dr. Helmut Schmale
CFO (“Other” Segment)
Niels Graugaard
(GEA Mechanical Equipment, GEA Process Engineering, GEA Refrigeration Technologies)

Acquisitions 2011

  • CFS, The Netherlands
    Process technology for the processing and packaging of protein foods
  • Bock Kältemaschinen, Germany
    Open and semihermetic piston compressors
  • San Joaquin Valley Dairy Equipment, USA
    Before the acquisition, the Distributor of GEA milking and
    milk cooling equipment, provider of related services
  • Nu-Con Ltd., New Zealand
    Powder processing components, complete powder
    processing systems, and filling systems for the food industry

Desinvestments 2011

  • CFS Kempten GmbH in Kempten, Germany
    Packaging materials for the food industry
History
1881 Founding of Metallgesellschaft AG (MG) as a metals trading company
1920 Founding of Gesellschaft für Entstaubungsanlagen (GEA)
1989 GEA floats on the stockmarket
1992 MG acquires Dynamit Nobel AG
1999 MG acquires GEA AG
2000 Metallgesellschaft AG becomes mg technologies ag
2003 Strategic reorientation of the Group towards specialist mechanical engineering
2005 Renaming of mg technologies ag as GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
2007 Sale of the Plant Engineering business
2010 New group structure, centralization of all heat exchanger activities
2011 Integration of Convenience Food Systems (CFS) as today's 6th segment “GEA Food Solutions”

The GEA share

  • WKN 660 200, ISIN DE0006602006, Xetra G1A.DE, Reuters G1AG.DE, Bloomberg G1A.GR,
  • Shares in issue on December 31, 2011: 183.8 million
  • 2011 share price low: EUR 16.33
  • 2011 share price high: EUR 25.50

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