Eberbach, January 14, 2008 
The Supervisory Board of GELITA AG has appointed Dr. Axel Alber to the Management Board of the company. Effective January 1, 2008, he is Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) responsible for Marketing and Sales.

Dr. Alber has some 16 years of international experience in the food and consumer goods industry, over eight of these as Director and VP of Marketing and Sales with Mars Inc. and Colgate Palmolive.

By appointing an experienced marketing specialist to the Management Board, GELITA AG is now better equipped to meet the challenges of the marketplace, to give a sharper edge to the GELITA profile and to strengthen its position on the world market.

Dr. Alber has a doctorate in veterinary medicine and an MBA in International Marketing and Management. He is 42, married and has 2 children.