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Dr Pleßke will contribute in further developments in drupa drupa confirms Dr Andreas Pleßke as new chairman
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As part of the constitutive meeting of the drupa committee on 8 February 2022 , Dr Andreas Pleßke , chief executive officer at Koenig & Bauer , has been appointed chairman of this body . Wolfgang Poppen , managing partner at Freiburger Druck and president of the German Printing and Media Industries Federation ( Bundesverband Druck und Medien eV ), was again confirmed as his deputy . Both candidates were elected unanimously .
Dr Andreas Pleßke succeeds Claus Bolza-Schünemann in office , the former chief executive officer of Koenig & Bauer , who had chaired the drupa committee from 2012 and retired at the designated age . “ It is a special honor for me also to succeed Bolza-Schünemann in this circle , and I would like to thank the committee members for their trust ,” stresses Dr Pleßke and goes on to say , “ I am delighted to pro-actively contribute
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Dr Andreas Pleßke , member of the Koenig & Bauer Executive Board since 2014 and chief executive officer since 2021 , is the new chairman of the drupa committee . Photo : drupa |
to shaping the further development and global standing of drupa in my new position to strengthen its unique selling proposal as the world ’ s leading trade fair .”
Also delighted at his re-election as deputy , Wolfgang Poppen echoed this view , “ 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 the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre from 28 May to 7 June 2024 and will focus on the trends of digitalization and sustainability . Applications for exhibitors are now open online at www . drupa . com .
The drupa committee was founded as part of the first drupa in 1951 and is composed of equal numbers of exhibitors and visitors . Its task is to advise Messe Düsseldorf on the further conceptual development of this leading trade fair to stay relevant for the sector . n
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