At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of GEA Group AG approved a change in leadership at the top of the company and, as a result, further changes to the Executive Board. Stefan Klebert (61), Chairman of the Executive Board of GEA, will step down from his post at his own request and by mutual agreement with the Supervisory Board following the 2027 Annual General Meeting, with effect from 28 April 2027.
His successor will be Klaus Stojentin (photo: GEA), previously CEO of the Nutrition Plant Engineering division. Dr Andreas Seeringer will succeed Klaus Stojentin as CEO of Nutrition Plant Engineering and a member of the Executive Board.
Stojentin (59) has been appointed for a term of five years. A graduate in energy and utilities engineering, he has been with the Group since 2003. Prior to this, Stojentin headed GEA’s separator business for several years, which has since been integrated into the current Pure Flow Processing division.
