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GEA Process Engineering develops designs and sells production plants for the dairy, brewery, food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. With a turnover of more than EUR 1 billion in 2008 and approx. 4,500 employees working in more than 50 countries, GEA Process Engineering is the world leader in industrial processing within the above industries. GEA Process Engineering is recognized as the world leader in liquid and powder process engineering.

GEA Process Engineering is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and had a turnover exceeding EUR 1 billion in 2008. With just under 4,500 employees, the business is represented by 50 companies in 26 countries across the world.

GEA Process Engineering Core Businesses

GEA Process Engineering specializes in the design, development and project management of process plants/solutions to the dairy; brewery and beverage; food and food ingredients; pharmaceutical and biotechnology; home and personal care; agro food, biomass and renewable fuel; and chemical industries. All our technology meets high standards for performance and abides by safety regulations. We focus on these areas:

Liquid processing including process integration and automation
Membrane filtration
Thermal concentration / separation / purification
Drying and particulate processing systems
Powder processing, handling and containment
Emission control and sustainable processing solutions
Solid dosage forms & sterile products
Aseptic PET bottle filling lines
Powder packaging systems

Tailored to individual product specifications

Every single technology solution is carefully designed to meet individual product specifications and comply with official standards. Superior hygiene and safety are, of course, integral features of every modern plant the Process Engineering Segment supplies. With project management one of the division's core competencies, efficient planning and contract execution is also a given.

Headache-free delivery, installation, commissioning

When a project is ready for installation, supervisors from the Process Engineering Segment inspect the individual plant components and are on site to ensure a smooth start - and finish.

The division's project engineers are present during mechanical commissioning and startup to optimize operating conditions, demonstrate guaranteed performance and train plant operators. The Process Engineering Segment companies are all committed to and known for staying with a project until it meets the customer's expectations in every respect.

Optimal product and process development

Designing the optimal processes for manufacturing specific products and developing new products or production methods is the job of the Process Engineering Segment's product and process specialists. Pilot plant facilities are also available for test processing and manufacturing product samples.

GEA Process Engineering Market Position

GEA Process Engineering is widely recognized as a market leader in our field of business. We are renowned for our experience, expertise and innovation and, invigorated by the dedication of our employees, we design, test and develop our core technology to provide the widest range of solutions and after-sales service in the market.GEA Process Engineering is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and had a turnover exceeding EUR 1 billion in 2008. With just under 5,000 employees the business is represented by 50 companies in 26 countries across the world.

GEA Process Engineering is a business segment in Germany's GEA Group, one of the world's largest system providers for food and energy processes.

GEA Process Engineering Management

Anders Wilhjelm (President)

Anders Wilhjelm is the President of the Board of the Process Engineering Segment of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. He joined GEA Niro in 2008 as President of the company. Anders is a Danish national, born on 1 July, 1966. He holds an MSc in Forestry, together with an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management in the US. He started his professional career at Carlsberg and, after a period with McKinsey in England, he joined Danisco in 1998, where he held several executive positions.

Tom Wrensted (Executive VP & CFO)

Tom Wrensted is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for GEA Processing Engineering. Tom is a 44 years old and a Danish national. He holds an M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration. Before joining GEA Process Engineering, Tom was in a similar position as CFO and a member of the Executive Board of Denmark's Brdr. Hartmann A/S, a company specialized in the manufacturing and supply of moulded fibre packaging and listed on OMX Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Since 2007, he has been part of the successful turnaround of the Hartmann Group. Initially, Tom started his career as a financial controller in Denmark's Ecco in 1993. In 1996, he joined Denmark's Danfoss A/S, where he held financial management positions in the Philippines and Japan. In 2002 he became finance director at ISS Healthcare in Denmark, but soon took on a new international challenge at Brdr. Hartmann A/S as VP of Finance and Administration for the company's operations in North America. He stayed in the position for three years until his promotion to the Executive Board at Brdr. Hartmann A/S in 2007.

Steve Kaplan

Steve Kaplan is a Member of the Board of the Process Engineering Segment of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, with responsibility for GEA Process Engineering Inc, the Barr-Rosin Group and GEA Process Engineering de Mexico. He joined GEA Process Engineering Inc in 1976 as a Sales Engineer and has held a variety of management positions within the Company, becoming President of GEA Process Engineering Inc in 1992. Steve is a US national, born on 30 September, 1951. He holds a BE degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology (1973) and a Masters degree in Business Administration from Loyola College (1980). He is responsible for the Americas and the strategic business area Evaporation & Crystallization within the GEA Process Engineering business segment.

Heinz-Jürgen Kroner

Heinz-Jürgen Kroner is a Member of the Board of the Process Engineering Segment of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. He came to Tuchenhagen Brewery Systems GmbH in 1998, was appointed Managing Director in 1999, and in 2001 assumed the overall responsibility for GEA's activities in the brewery and beverage industries. He was previously Managing Director of APV Germany. Heinz-Jürgen is a German national, born on 7 April, 1964. He holds an Engineering degree in Brewery Science from the German Technical University of Munich. He is responsible for Eastern Europe and the strategic business area Brewery & Beverage within the GEA Process Engineering business segment.

Joachim Haase

Joachim Haase is a Member of the Board of the Process Engineering Segment of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. He joined GEA in 1998 and was appointed as Managing Director of GEA TDS GmbH in 1999. He has worked for Tetra and in the brewery business before and can look back on more than 30 years of experience within the food & liquids industry. Joachim is a German national, born on 28 February, 1950. He holds a degree in Engineering from the Carolo-Whilhelmina University of Braunschweig. He is responsible for Europe and the strategic business areas Liquid Processing and Dairy, Food & Juice within the GEA Process Engineering business segment.

Steve Tzuoo

Steve Tzuoo is a Member of the Board of the Process Engineering Segment of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. He joined GEA in January 2001 and is the Managing Director of GEA Process Engineering China Ltd and Managing Director of GEA Process Engineering (SEA) Pte Ltd. He has worked for companies such as Allison Gas Turbine, Textron Lycoming, SJZ Refrigeration Equipment Co Ltd and Tetra Pak Hoyer, and has worked for more than 25 years in the engineering industry. Steve is an American national, born on the 21 July, 1956. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in the USA. He is responsible for Asia within the GEA Process Engineering business segment.

Erik Anker Nielsen

Erik Anker Nielsen is a Member of the Board of the Process Engineering Segment of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. He joined GEA in January 2002 and is the Vice President of Human Resources. Before joining GEA Erik was Head of Human Resources Development at Carl Bro Consulting Engineers. Previously he has worked with human resources in developing countries with overseas postings in Indonesia and Thailand. Erik is a Danish national, born on the 4 August, 1958. He holds an MSC in Economics from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University of Denmark. He is responsible for Human Resources within GEA Process Engineering.

Niels Erik Olsen

Niels Erik Olsen is Executive Vice President in GEA Process Engineering at GEA Niro core technology center. His main responsibilities are the Chemical and Pharmaceutical businesses, along with support function responsibilities as a member of the board of directors. At GEA Process Engineering Segment level he is in charge of the Emission Control Strategic Business Unit and a member of the Chemical Drying Systems board since 2004. He is a Danish national and holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark. He joined GEA Niro in 1991 as a Project Engineer. Since 1995 he has held different management positions at various locations in Asia and the US. After returning to Denmark in 2002 he was promoted to Vice President in the Chemical Division at GEA Niro in 2004 and promoted again in 2007 to the position of Executive Vice President in GEA Process Engineering.

Massimo Beretta

Massimo Beretta is Managing Director for GEA Procomac Spa in Parma, Italy and also a member of the Process Engineering Board. He joined GEA Process Engineering in 2007. Massimo is an Italian national. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy. He held different positions before he joined GEA - the last as General Manager for Ocme, a company based in Parma that manufactures packaging equipment for the beverage, food and tissue industries. He started his career at Techint Group in Milan.

Ron Youngs

Ron Youngs is President for GEA Pharma Systems and a member of the Process Engineering Board. He joined Niro Ltd in 1979. Ron was born in 1952 and is a UK national. He holds a degree in Science from the University of London. He has held different positions since he joined Niro Ltd - the last as Division President for the GEA Pharma Systems Division before it was merged with the Process Engineering business segment. He started his career at Wimpey in the UK.

GEA Process Engineering Visions & Values

Vision

Within the industries we serve, we want global market leadership in process engineering, solutions and services. By global market leadership we mean:

Being among the three largest suppliers in all industrial market segments we choose to be in
Being recognized as a technology leader in all technology areas we choose to be in
Servicing our customers wherever they are located