31.08.2010 New Vice President Corporate Controlling at Messe Frankfurt

As of 1 September, an experienced professional from Messe Frankfurt’s own ranks will be taking on a Vice President position. Now that Klaus Münster-Müller has been appointed to the extended Board of Management as Chief of Finance, Wolfgang Ripplinger is succeeding him as Vice President Corporate Controlling.

This new division will contain the Corporate & Brand Controlling and Controlling Subsidiaries Exhibition departments. Ripplinger will continue to report to Klaus Münster-Müllerin his new position.

Wolfgang Ripplinger(41), who has a BA in Business Management, has been Director of Corporate Controlling since 2001. He started out with Gemini Consulting, and was working in controlling for Henkel-Ecolab and plant manufacturer M+W Zander before coming to Messe Frankfurt.

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Background information on Messe Frankfurt
MesseFrankfurt is Germany’slargest trade fair organiser, with 424 million euros in sales and more than1, 660 employees worldwide. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries, five branch offices and 52 international Sales Partners, giving it a presence for its customers in more than 150 countries. Events “made by Messe Frankfurt” take place at more than 30 locations around the globe. In 2009, Messe Frankfurt organised more than 90 trade fairs, of which more than half took place outside Germany.
Comprising an area of 578,000 square metres, Messe Frankfurt’sexhibition grounds are currently home to ten exhibition halls and an adjacent Congress Center. The company is publicly owned,with the City of Frankfurt holding 60 percent and the State of Hesse 40 percent.

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