The Heat Exchangers segment will commence operations as of 1. January 2010, concurrent with the reorganization of the GEA Group as a whole. This newly-formed segment will in future consolidate all activities from the Heat Exchangers field. This way we will reinforce our position on the world market and underpin our leadership in innovations and technology. As a well-known and reliable partner we help our customers achieve success with our tried and tested prod-ucts and intelligent solutions. These will now become more visible and we will be optimally prepared to meet the challenges of the ever-changing markets. We would like to welcome you as a member of the new Heat Exchangers family. In order to provide you with an overview of our new seg-ment we have summarized the most important aspects of the new organization on the follow-ing pages. The new orientation of the activities is an op-portunity for every individual to help shape the future!