As of 1 January 2010, Dr Michael Bauer will assume responsibility as CFO in the newly created segment GEA Mechanical Equipment of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. He will thus bear commercial responsibility for the business units Flow Components (GEA Tuchenhagen, B¨ąchen, Germany), Homogenizers (GEA Niro Soavi, Parma, Italy) and Mechanical Separation (GEA Westfalia Separator, Oelde, Germany).