Extrusion International USA 5-2020

11 Extrusion International 5/2020 Thomas Dohse has been the new leader of interpack in his capacity as Project Director since the start of Sep- tember. He follows Bernd Jablonowski, who rose to the Managing Board of Messe Düsseldorf as an Executive Di- rector. Dohse has woven an excellent web of connections within the global packaging industry and the related process in- dustry. He has been part of the interpack team at Messe Düsseldorf since 2005 and led interpack 2017 on an op- erative level as Deputy Director. The upcoming interpack in Düsseldorf was postponed from its original date in May 2020 to the following year, due to the Corona pandemic. It will now take place from 25 February to 3 March 2021 and continues to be fully booked. Messe Düsseldorf relies on a comprehensive hygiene con- cept in order to protect exhibitors and visitors. “interpack is the most important event in the international packag- ing industry and, especially in times of crisis, provides crucial stimuli in order to build a successful future for the companies involved. Therefore, we give our all in order to do justice to this responsibility and simultaneously guarantee the best possible protection of the health of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH www.interpack.com Change of Leadership the people coming to our trade fair centre”, emphasises Thomas Dohse. The hygiene plan has already proved that it lives up to its motto: “PROTaction –Back to Business” with Caravan Sa- lon, the first trade fair at the Düsseldorf trade fair centre after the Corona break. After selling personalised tickets exclusively online before the trade fair, extensive hygiene measures shaped implementation of the concept on-site. Details on: Thomas Dohse