New supervisory board of Messe Berlin
Berlin : The supervisory board of Messe Berlin GmbH elected Peter Zühlsdorff (73) to the post of chairman. He takes his position on a board comprising high-profile members of international standing from commerce, industry and politics.
The appointment of Peter Zühlsdorff, who is also chairman of the supervisory board of the Vivantes group of hospitals, means that after Hans-Joachim Kamp yet another experienced executive will be chairing the supervisory board of Messe Berlin.
Cornelia Yzer, the Berlin Senator for Economics, was appointed first deputy chairwoman of the supervisory board of Messe Berlin. Thomas Jaegler, chairman of the works council of the Messe Berlin group of companies, was elected to the post of second deputy chairman of the supervisory board.
The other members of the supervisory board of Messe Berlin are:
Ulrike Brabant, head of Customer Services, MB Capital Services GmbH, Berlin
Jan Eder, general manager of the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Berlin
Thomas Ellerbeck, director, Group Corporate & External Affairs, TUI AG, Hannover
Klaus Feiler, state secretary, Senate Department of Finances, Berlin
Ellen Funk, chairwoman of the works council of Messe Berlin GmbH, Berlin
Ulrike Niggemann, managing director of Dr. Rolf M. Wolf Media GmbH, Düsseldorf
Dr. Alexander Pett, managing director of Gesellschaft für Unterhaltungs- und Kommunikationselektronik mbH, Frankfurt/Main
Joachim Rukwied, president of Deutscher Bauernverband e.V., Berlin
Dirk Schade, project manager of IFA Public Media / Events, Messe Berlin GmbH, Berlin
Georg Walkenbach, managing partner, Beurer GmbH, Ulm
Wolf-Dieter Wolf, managing partner, Grundkonzept Financial Services
Wirtschaftsberatungs-und Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Berlin
Norbert Zeglin, regional manager, Procurement, Construction and Technical Services,
Messe Berlin GmbH, Berlin
Messe Berlin is among the world’s ten leading trade fair companies operating their own exhibition grounds. The company’s wide-ranging portfolio includes five global brands: the International Green Week Berlin, ITB Berlin / ITB Asia, IFA, InnoTrans and Fruit Logistica Berlin and Hong Kong. In addition to its in-house workforce of more than 700, through its activities Messe Berlin secures employment for more than 25,000 people.
July 10, 2014
