Petersen Named VP of Koelnmesse

April 4, 2014  by in Executive Changes, Industry   

In his new post, he will manage the leading Cologne trade fairs for interior and facility design, including imm cologne, LivingKitchen/LivingInteriors, interzum, ORGATEC, FSB, and aquanale.

"We were fortunate to be able to appoint Mr. Peterson, an experienced trade fair strategist, to this position, and we are certain that under his leadership these events will continue their successful course", said Gerald Böse, president and CEO of Koelnmesse.

Petersen studied business administration and completed an internship at the Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH trade fair company. Petersen's previous work experience includes center manager of the World Trade Center WTC Bremen, director of marketing and sales and managing director at G+J EME GmbH, and business unit manager at Reed Messe in Austria. In his most recent position, he worked as sales director at Fachausstellungen Heckmann GmbH, which is part of the corporate group Deutsche Messe AG in Hanover.