Exhibition World | FeatureTHE MAGAZINE FOR THE GLOBAL EXHIBITION COMMUNITY WWW.EXHIBITION-WORLD.NET| September2010|13Who is Jochen Witt?Before joining the trade fair industry, worked as atax lawyer and in various other positions.1993Appointed president of the PotashCompany of Canada in Toronto1998Becomes a member of the executiveboard of Wingas GmbH in Kassel,Germany.1998Becomes president and CEO of MesseCologne1999Becomes chairman of the EuropeanChapter of global exhibition associationUFI, a position he holds until 2005.2007Begins term as president of UFI, foundsJWC

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