Dr Andreas Pleßke, CEO at Koenig & Bauer, has been appointed chairman of the drupa committee.
The drupa committee was founded as part of the first drupa in 1951, and is made up of an equal number of exhibitors and visitors. Its task is to advise Messe Düsseldorf on the conceptual further development of the ‘Olympics of the print industry’.
Dr Pleßke said, ‘I am delighted to proactively contribute to shaping the further development and global standing of drupa in my new position, with a view to strengthening its unique selling proposal as the world’s leading trade fair.’
He succeeds Claus Bolza-Schünemann, who was also his predecessor at CEO at Koenig & Bauer
‘It is a special honour for me to succeed Mr Bolza-Schünemann in this circle and I would like to thank the committee members for their trust.’
He is to be supported by Wolfgang Poppen, managing partner at Freiburger Druck and president of the German Printing and Media Industries Federation, was has been re-elected as deputy chairman of the drupa committee.
Mr Poppen said, ‘drupa stands for innovations and technology premieres and will definitely again prove a key milestone in a constantly evolving industry.’
The next drupa will be held at Düsseldorf Messe from 28 May to 7 June, 2024, with digitalisation and sustainability to be key themes of the such. Applications for exhibitors are now open online at http://www.drupa.com.
