Reinhard Schrieber was born 1944 in Klosterheide, Germany, and graduated as engineer for chemical technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Mannheim, Germany in 1967. He started his career at Chemische Werke Stoess in Eberbach, Germany, one of the original companies of the GELITA Group, where he held several positions, becoming member of the Management Board of the GELITA Group in 1987. From 1985 to 2001, he was President of the German Gelatine Manufacturers' Association and from 1988 to 1997 President of the European Gelatine Manufacturers' Association (GME). From 1997 to 2003, he was Chairman of the Regulatory and BSE Safety Committee of GME. Reinhard Schrieber has published over 20 papers on the use of gelatine in food and pharmaceutical applications.
Dr. Herbert Gareis was born 1955 in Höchstadt, Germany, and completed his chemistry studies at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg with a Ph.D. In 1986 he started his professional career in the Photographic Department of DGF Stoess. In 1994, he became department head with technical and commercial responsibility, 1996 he was appointed head of the global Photographic Gelatine Division of the GELITA Group. Since 2004, he has been member of the Management Board of GELITA AG, responsible for Production and R&D.