Witzel Named as Chairman of Gelita Management Board

08/09/06 Gelita has announced that on September 1, 2006, Dr. Michael Witzel was appointed new Chairman of the Management Board of GELITA AG. He takes over from Dipl. Ing. Jörg Siebert (62), who retired from the company as from August 31, 2006.

Dr. Witzel (52) was previously Executive Vice President of DEGUSSA AG and prior to that Member of the Management Board of SKW Trostberg AG. In both positions he was responsible for natural products in the areas of food additives, gelatine (Rousselot) and salt (Südsalz and Bad Reichenhaller Spezialsalz).

GELITA AG, with its headquarters in Eberbach/Neckar, is world market leader in the manufacture of gelatine and collagen hydrolysate and maintains production plants in Europe, North America, South America and in the Asian-Pacific Area. The Group employs some 2800 people worldwide and generated a turnover of 428 million Euros in 2005.

Gelatine is a high-quality collagenous protein that is used in the areas of food, photography, pharmaceuticals and healthcare. Products containing gelatine for instance are gummy bears, cakes, aspic products, health bars, fitness drinks for strengthening joints, pharmaceutical capsules for vitamins and medicinal products, conventional photographic films and paper and special paper for ink-jet printers.