06 JAN 2010
Dr. Michael Bauer to become CFO at GEA Mechanical Equipment
Financial responsibility in the newly created segment of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
Starting 1 January 2010, Dr. Michael Bauer will assume responsibility as CFO in the newly created segment GEA Mechanical Equipment. He will thus bear commercial responsibility for the business units Flow Components (GEA Tuchenhagen, Büchen, Germany), Homogenizers (GEA Niro Soavi, Parma, Italy) and Mechanical Separation (GEA Westfalia Separator, Oelde, Germany).
As Chief Financial Officer, Dr. Bauer wishes to bring his know how and experience to finance and organization in order to have a positive impact on the sales and results of the new segment.
As a result of his studies at the university in Witten/Herdecke and in the USA, his doctorate at the university in Eichstätt combined with practical experience in various management positions of the GEA Group, Dr. Bauer has the necessary background for ensuring that the new segment GEA Mechanical Equipment will be kept on course for success even in difficult times.
Dr. Michael Bauer is 42 years old, married and has two daughters.
“I am pleased that I can make an active contribution at the apex of such a successful segment. Within a framework of mutual trust and teamwork, we will press on ahead with the development of our business units with the aim of achieving success by way of customer orientation and innovation ability.”
Hildemar Böhm, CEO of the new segment GEA Mechanical Equipment, is looking forward to working with Dr. Bauer. “We are pleased that we have succeeded in attracting a fully qualified financial expert and an experienced manager who thinks and acts in an entrepreneurial manner and for the new organization“.
For Mr. Böhm, a particularly important aspect is that Dr. Bauer has not only been able to competently find solutions for economic problems in the course of his career; he has also demonstrated that he has the necessary social responsibility.
