Hans-Peter Gai

Chief Operating Officer (COO) 
Weinheim
Initial appointment: 1 November 2022
Term ends: 31 October 2025

Portfolios

Technical & Operations Excellence
Research, Development & Innovation
Digitalisation & IT
Sustainability, Environment & Health and Safety
Quality Management
Corporate Development
Special products (Freiberger, PortionPack)
CropEnergies

Biography

Born in 1966, studied mechanical engineering focusing on production technology at the University of Karlsruhe (TH). More than 25 years of professional experience in the areas of food production, supply chain, technology and product development as well as transformation as part of his work for companies such as Unilever, Theo Müller and Danone.