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12 Extrusion International 3/2024 INDUSTRY NEWS Advisory Board Confirms interpack President  At the constituent meeting of the Advisory Board of interpack, the Chairman and his two deputies were confirmed in their positions. The Advisory Board thus sends a clear signal of continuity and em- phasises the importance of inter- pack's close ties with the packaging industry. Effectively representing the in- terests of the industry and acting as a driving force for innovation and growth – that is the aim of in- terpack. The next edition will take place from 7 to 13May 2026. On the way there, it will be actively sup- ported by a 21-member trade fair advisory board made up of lead- ing personalities from the packag- ing sector and the related process industry on the manufacturer and association side. Markus Rustler, President and CEO of Theegarten-Pactec GmbH & Co. KG, was re-elected President and thus Chairman of the Board at the constituent meeting on 9 April 2024. Christian Traumann, Man- aging Director of the MULTIVAC Group and Roland Straßburger, CEO of SCHÜTZ GmbH & Co. KGaA were confirmed as Vice Presidents. All candidates were elected unani- mously. "I would like to thank you for the trust you have placed in me and look forward to continuing this task. Our common goal is to build on the suc- cess of interpack 2023 and to further strengthen the 2026 trade fair as a trend, technology and solution plat- form in order to proactively meet the opportunities presented by dynamic market changes," said Markus Rus- tler after his re-election. "The personal dialogue with our partners from the companies and associations is of enormous value to us - especially in times of great challenges. We are very pleased about the extraordinary expertise and the trusting cooperation in our Advisory Board," said interpack Di- rector Thomas Dohse at the end of the meeting. The first meeting of the trade fair advisory boardmarks the start of the concrete content preparation phase for the next edition of interpack in May 2026. The world's most im- portant suppliers of packaging ma- chinery and processing technology, packaging materials and packaging aids, packaging production, finish - ing and packaging printing, mark- ing and labelling technology as well as storage, logistics and transport technology are once again expected to exhibit. The main themes of the upcoming leading trade fair will be determined in the coming months. Registration for interpack has been possible online since the end of March at: www.interpack.com/en/ Exhibit/Become_an_exhibitor Markus Rustler Focus on the Customer  Daniel Kessler has been respon- sible for technological development at Vecoplan since March 1, 2024. In addition to product development, this includes all topics relating to digitalization and engineering. Kes- sler has a great deal of experience and expertise – his new role also sees him promoted to the manage- ment board. "In order to provide customers worldwide with the best possible support, we offer, among other things, a powerful digitalization concept that we are consistently ex- panding and driving forward with additional services," says Daniel Kessler. Daniel Kessler has been with Ve- coplan for 19 years. He trained as a mechatronics engineer and com- pleted further training as a busi- ness economist and state-certified electrical engineer for automation. He gained around ten years of ex- perience in commissioning and then switched to electrical development. Today, he can draw on many years of management responsibility, ex- tensive process and product knowl- edge and a wealth of practical ex- perience through direct customer contact. "In my new role, I not only want to develop ideas, but also achieve a real impact together with our global customers," says Kessler. Vecoplan AG www.vecoplan.com Daniel Kessler is now responsible for technological development at Vecoplan as a member of the management board (Picture: Vecoplan)