Announced today, Igor Palka has been appointed as Managing Director for VNU's regional office in South East Asia, and will be starting on the 15th January, 2022. He will be succeeding Heiko M. Stutzinger, who recently became the COO of Royal Jaarbeurs.
With over 18 years of exhibition industry knowledge and leadership, he has spent most of his working life with Messe Muenchen. His career there oversaw Messe Muenchen's subsidiaries in India as CEO and COO, as well as leading the standardisation of digital events.
His responsibilities in his new role include continuing rapid business expansion following a post-pandemic recovery period, and will be executing VNU's regional growth strategy with a focus on portfolio expansion, new business development, strategic joint ventures, operaitonal excellence and digital transformation.
Speaking on Mr Palka's appointment, Albert Arp, the VNU Group and Chairman of the Board of VNU Asia Pacific said: 'We are excited to welcome Igor to our team. With Igor's international experience, passion and broad knowledge of the exhibition industry, we can guarantee a smooth transition and a successful continuation of the business development and leadership excellence in the region.'
Heiko M. Stutzinger, a VNU Group and Member of the Board of Directors of VNU Asia Pacific added: 'As the South East Asian region is re-opening for the trade fair industry with huge investments upcoming, Igor can rely on a great team with excellent stakeholder relations – together with the VNU Asia Pacific team, I am sure Igor will bring our regional operations and portfolio to the next level.'
Igor Palka concluded by saying: 'I have been following the fast-moving events industry in Asia and could observe the substantial progress VNU Asia Pacific has made in the region. I am truly thankful for the trust offered to me and very excited to be joining VNU Asia Pacific at this point in time. Together with the entire team, we will continue our future growth course based on the solid foundation set up in recent years.'
Image credit: VNU Asia Pacific
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