EUROPE - Venue and organiser Messe Berlin has appointed Ingrid Maaß as its new chief operating officer.
Maaß studied business management and following posts with KPMG Consulting, IKB Private Equity and The Industrial Investment Council, was a board member of CNC Communications and Network Consulting AG in Munich. She will take up her post on 1 August.
Maaß says she hopes to continue to expand the venue for trade fairs and congresses in its role as one of the economic mainstays of the metropolitan region of Berlin.
“I look forward to the many different challenges and operational responsibilities that managing this leading international company for trade fairs and congresses will bring along,” said Maaß.
The move follows a decision by the supervisory board at the end of last year, to appoint Christian Göke to succeed the current CEO Raimund Hosch, who is due to retire at the end of June.
Messe Berlin has expanded its venue offering as Berlin ExpoCenter increases guest events in 2013.
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