Corporate press release
Top Employers 2025: GEA reinforces position as one of Europe’s leading employers
16 Jan 2025
GEA again ranks among the best employers in Europe. The company has been awarded the 2025 Top Employer seal in six countries, emerging from the HR audit conducted by the independent Top Employers Institute with an above-average score.
- The Top Employers Institute again awarded GEA for 2025
- Certification awarded to Italy for the first time, renewed in Germany, Belgium, Spain, Poland and Portugal.
- GEA’s HR practices score well above benchmark in key categories
GEA remains one of Europe’s most attractive employers and continues to build on its position in a globally renowned ranking. The company is being awarded the “Top Employer 2025” award in six countries, including, for the first time, Italy. The Top Employers Institute in its independent assessment again emphasizes the company’s excellent performance in the areas “Purpose & Values” and “Sustainability”, among others. In addition, GEA once again attained a high score in the “Leadership” category, with high marks this year also for “Business Strategy”.
Dr Ulrich Braig, CHRO of GEA: “We are delighted about the renewed and extended award as Top Employer. This is evidence of our international efforts to create an excellent working environment. Our leading position as a sustainability pioneer differentiates us in the job market and attracts top talent. In the hotly contested market for well qualified employees, this seal gives us a valuable competitive edge.”
Dr Ulrich Braig, CHRO of GEA: “We are delighted about the renewed and extended award as Top Employer. This is evidence of our international efforts to create an excellent working environment. Our leading position as a sustainability pioneer differentiates us in the job market and attracts top talent. In the hotly contested market for well qualified employees, this seal gives us a valuable competitive edge.”
Independent evaluation
The Top Employers Institute assesses companies based on the information they provide in the HR Best Practices Survey. This information is then comprehensively validated by the institute. The survey encompasses six overarching HR domains that cover 20 HR topics, including “People Strategy”, “Work Environment”, “Talent Acquisition”, “Learning”, “Well-being” and “Diversity & Inclusion”.
The survey additionally pinpoints areas for development – where GEA’s HR practices could be further optimized – and provides corresponding impetus and recommended courses of action. Today, over 1,800 companies across more than 120 countries are assessed. According to a survey by the institute, the Top Employer certification seal is a key job search criterion for more than 90% of potential applicants.
Matthias Schnettler
About GEA
GEA is one of the world’s largest suppliers of systems and components to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.
The international technology group, founded in 1881, focuses on machinery and plants, as well as advanced process technology, components and comprehensive services. For instance, every second pharma separator for essential healthcare products such as vaccines or novel biopharmaceuticals is produced by GEA. In food, every fourth package of pasta or every third chicken nugget are processed with GEA technology. With more than 18,000 employees, the Group generated revenues of about EUR 5.4 billion in more than 150 countries in the 2024 fiscal year. GEA plants, processes, components and services enhance the efficiency and sustainability of customers’ production. They contribute significantly to the reduction of CO2 emissions, plastic usage and food waste. In doing so, GEA makes a key contribution toward a sustainable future, in line with the company’s purpose: ”Engineering for a better world.”
GEA is listed on the German MDAX, the European STOXX® Europe 600 Index and is also a constituent of the leading sustainability indices DAX 50 ESG, MSCI Global Sustainability and Dow Jones Best-in-Class World.
GEA is listed on the German MDAX, the European STOXX® Europe 600 Index and is also a constituent of the leading sustainability indices DAX 50 ESG, MSCI Global Sustainability and Dow Jones Best-in-Class World.
