Helmut Korthöber named Chief Service Officer of GEA Farm Technologies division

The new GEA divisional structure, which has been introduced gradually since October 1, will take effect officially on January 1, 2020. Each of the five divisions will be led by a Management Board consisting of a CEO, a CFO and a CSO. The creation of the CSO function for each division underlines GEA’s commitment to customers and their service needs, with the service business contributing roughly 31 percent to GEA’s overall sales in 2018.

The 51-year-old Korthöber who is married and has three children, studied at the University of Kiel where he graduated with a degree in agricultural engineering in economics and social sciences. Korthöber comes from the globally active agricultural machinery manufacturer John Deere, where he held various sales positions beginning in 1997, and most recently Director Marketing and Strategic Planning since 2014, gaining extensive sales management experience in various European countries.