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UFI selects future President from Germany for 2016/2017

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The UFI Board of Directors elected, during  its  meeting this week  in Istanbul, Turkey, Andreas Gruchow of Deutsche Messe AG, as the President of UFI for 2017. Hence, the next UFI Presidential Trio will comprise:

Sergey Alexeev (ExpoForum-International Ltd., Russian Federation), President 2015-2016; Andreas Gruchow, (Deutsche Messe AG), Incoming President; Andrés Lopez-Valderrama (Corferias, Colombia), Outgoing President.

This  decision  becomes  effective  at  the  conclusion  of  the  82nd UFI  Annual  Congress  to  be  held  in Milan from 4  –  7 November 2015 for the 2015/2016 term of office. Andreas Gruchow, a member of the UFI Executive Committee since 2011, has proved to be a major force within this committee, and has been very much involved in helping to drive the overall strategy of the association.

As UFI Incoming President, Andreas Gruchow will work closely with the UFI President and Outgoing President as part of the Presidential Trio, managing the association at the highest level and making  important decisions for the benefit of all the members of UFI.

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Andrés  Lopez-Valderrama,  current  UFI  President,  welcomed  the  election  of  Gruchow,  saying “Andreas represents one of the world’s leading trade fair organisations and has played a very full and energetic role in his position as a member of UFI’s Executive Committee. We are all convinced that he will carry over this enthusiasm into his future Presidency of UFI in 2017 and, in the meantime, will provide great support to Sergey Alexeev during his Presidency next year. I look forward to working  with both of them”

Andreas Gruchow acknowledged the importance of  this new role, adding, “I am delighted to have been elected as the 2017 UFI President. The UFI Board of Directors and all the members of UFI can rely on me to do my utmost to take UFI even further than where we are today. I am 100%  dedicated to our global network of UFI and invested in UFI, and in our industry. UFI has a unique global position in  the industry  and is well-positioned to address the key issues affecting our members all over the world.”

For more information about UFI:

Angela Herberholz, UFI Marketing and Communications Manager

Email: angela@ufi.org, www.ufi.org

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