The Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Marcus A. Ketter to the company's Executive Board with effect from May 20, 2019. He is set to succeed the long-standing Chief Financial Officer, Dr. Helmut Schmale, who will leave the company as of May 17, 2019. This ties in with the changing of the guard heralded by a new CEO taking the helm of the company.

Marcus A. Ketter will join GEA following his stint with Kl-ckner & Co SE, the steel and metal distributor, where he has been instrumental in shaping the company's performance management in his capacity as CFO over the previous six years. Stefan Klebert is going to take over as CEO of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft on February 18, 2019.