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Dr Andreas Pleßke, CEO Koenig & Bauer AG, confirmed as new chairman of the drupa committee
Wednesday 16. February 2022 - Wolfgang Poppen is also pleased about his re-election as deputy and underlines: drupa stands for innovations and technology premieres and will definitely once again be an important milestone in a continuously developing industry.
At the constituent drupa Committee meeting on 8 February 2022, Dr Andreas Pleßke, CEO of Koenig & Bauer AG, was elected Chairman of the Committee. Wolfgang Poppen, Managing Partner Freiburger Druck GmbH & Co. KG and president of the German Printing and Media Industries Federation, was re-elected as his deputy. The election of both candidates was unanimous.
Dr Andreas Pleßke succeeds Claus Bolza-Schünemann, the former CEO of Koenig & Bauer AG, who had chaired the drupa committee since 2012 and retired due to age. “It is a special honour for me to succeed Mr Bolza-Schünemann in this circle as well and I thank the committee members for their trust,” emphasises Dr Pleßke. “In my new position, I look forward to proactively helping to shape the further development and global standing of drupa in order to strengthen its unique selling proposition as the world’s leading trade fair.”
Wolfgang Poppen is also pleased about his re-election as deputy and underlines: “drupa stands for innovations and technology premieres and will definitely once again be an important milestone in a continuously developing industry.”
The next drupa will take place from 28 May to 7 June 2024 at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre and will focus on the megatrends of digitalisation and sustainability. Exhibitors can register online now at www.drupa.de.
The drupa Committee was founded during the first drupa in 1951 and is made up of equal numbers of members from the exhibitor and visitor sides. Its task is to advise Messe Düsseldorf on the conceptual and industry-relevant further development of the leading trade fair.
The personal dialogue with important experts and multipliers on the side of the manufacturers and users of the industry takes on a very special significance, especially during the continuing change in the industry and particularly in times of the continuing effects of the worldwide pandemic. The future direction of drupa will be significantly influenced by these developments. Currently the personal members of the committee represent six industry associations:
Fachverband Druck- und Papiertechnik im VDMA e.V. (Printing and Paper Technology Association of the VDMA)
Bundesverband Druck und Medien e.V.
Trade Associations Paper Processing
DIE PAPIERINDUSTRIE e.V.
Association of the German Coating and Printing Ink Industry e.V.
DFTA Flexographic Printing Association e.V.
The drupa 2024 committee at a glance:
Chairman
Andreas Pleßke, CEO, Koenig & Bauer AG (VDMA)
Vice-Chairman
Wolfgang Poppen, Managing Partner, Freiburger Druck GmbH & Co. KG (bvdm)
Paul Albert Deimel, General Manager, bvdm – Bundesverband Druck und Medien e.V. (German Printing and Media Industries Federation)
Ralph Dittmann, Managing Director, WKS DRUCKHOLDING GmbH
Werner Drechsler, Managing Partner Druckstudio GmbH
Martin Drews, Head of Raw Materials, Legal Affairs, DIE PAPIERINDUSTRIE e.V.
Markus Frick, Managing Director, Baumann Maschinenbau Solms GmbH & Co. KG & Perfecta Schneidemaschinenwerk GmbH Bautzen
Gunther Gerlach, Chairman of the Board, Epple Druckfarben AG
Markus Heering, Managing Director, FV Druck- und Papiertechnik im VDMA e.V., VDMA – Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V. (German Engineering Federation)
Martin Kanert, Managing Director, VdL – Verband der deutschen Lack- und Druck-farbenindustrie e.V. (Association of the German Paint and Printing Ink Industry)
Nicola Kopp-Rostek, Managing Director, DFTA Flexodruck Fachverband e.V.
Walter Kurz, Member of the Board, LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG
Falco Paepenmüller, CTO, Chief Technology Officer, Windmöller & Hölscher KG
Thomas Pfeiffer, Managing Director, WPV – Wirtschaftsverbände Papierverarbeitung e.V.
Bernd Sauter, Managing Director, KAMA GmbH
Martin Schorn, Director, Technical Customer Service News & Retail (N&R), UPM Communication Papers