GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft is one of the largest system providers for food and energy processes with about EUR 5.4 billion revenue in 2011.
As an internationally operating technology group, the company focuses on process technology and components for demanding production processes in various end markets. The group generates about 70 percent of its revenue from the long-term growing food and energy industries.
The company's workforce comprised over 24,000 employees worldwide as of June 30, 2012. GEA Group is a market and technology leader in its business areas. The company is listed in the MDAX index (G1A, WKN 660200). In addition GEA Group has a sponsored level I ADR program in the USA. 

Group structure
With effect from January 1, 2010, the businesses of the GEA Group were grouped into five segments without altering the overall portfolio of the group. Effective March 24, 2011, GEA Group successfully concluded the takeover of Convenience Food Systems (CFS), who are headquartered at Bakel, Netherlands.

With the acquisition of CFS, GEA has added to its group one of the most multi-faceted suppliers of secondary food processing and packaging machinery (meat, fish, cheese). A new, 6th, GEA segment under the today's name GEA Food Solutions is created following the expansion of the product portfolio. The structure provides a clear alignment of technologies and applications within the group. 

GEA Food Solutions GEA Farm Technologies GEA Heat Exchangers GEA Mechanical Equipment GEA Process Engineering GEA Refrigeration Technologies

The GEA Group is led by an Executive Board and a Group Management Committee consisting of Segments Presidents. The Refrigeration Technologies segment of the GEA Group, led by Dr. Hugo Blaum realises almost 3.000 employees in approximately 20 countries with 39 operating companies.