Holger Heinrich (57) was appointed new President of GEA`s Dairy Farm Systems Division as of November 1st, 2004, and will at the same time become Managing Director of WestfaliaSurge GmbH, Oelde, Germany. He was previously the Executive Board member of Westfalia Separator AG, Oelde, Germany, responsible for sales, marketing, engineering, and production. Holger Heinrich had joined the GEA Group in 1998 as Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors of WestfaliaSurge Separator Mineralil Systems GmbH. Backed by his international experience, he had successfully restructured the marketing and production operations of the company mainly in Germany and France.