Winter 2017
Message from the Executive Board Marhaba and Greetings, Welcome to the 2017 winter edition of The Buzz,
Inside: Meet our new
Leadership Team
Looking back -
Show reviews
Looking forward -
Upcoming shows
Looking forward -
New shows
Staff News Messe Maideners Christmas Hunt MF Dinos Team in Focus MF Weddings Team Lunch Out
Christmas and New Year is right around the corner, marking the end of an eventful year for Messe Frankfurt Middle East, particularly in the last six months, where we’ve added the 24th floor to our office-base, and of course, undergone some organizational change. We’ve grown significantly in the last ten years, from two dozen or so employees to nearly 150. The structural changes we saw earlier this year were needed to position ourselves for the next stage in our growth and development as an organisation. We’re no longer a small company, but a mid-sized corporation and we want to continue to grow and be successful. From a leadership perspective, the changes saw the formation of two senior teams within our business; an Executive Board (CEO + COO) and the MFME Leadership Team made up of the Executive Board plus all of the directors reporting into the Board. We will briefly introduce you to your new Leadership Team in this edition of The Buzz. One of the key tasks of the leadership for 2018 is to lay out a new company vision and strategic plan that involves every one of you. On that note, we’d like to thank all those who participated in our recent ‘Your Voice’ HR survey in November. Your feedback gave us crucial insights into where you see your future at Messe Frankfurt Middle East, and how we can together build a corporate culture that we can all be proud of, not only financially, but socially, and environmentally. The survey will now form the basis of a formal HR Strategy moving forward, of which we’ll communicate to you in more detail in the coming year. For those who took part, we again, are sincerely grateful to you for taking the time to make your contribution. This year has been a challenging year in many respects however, as in previous years, we saw overall growth again in the exhibitors, visitors, and net exhibition space covered across our event portfolio. Our eleven exhibitions in Saudi and UAE combined featured 6,219 exhibitors, while they also collectively attracted 138,094 visitors. That’s many hundreds of thousands of potential new business alliances and long-term partnerships built in one year, not to mention the invaluable knowledge sharing and educational aspects that inevitably come to the fore. And all because of your hard work and persistence. We would like to express our gratitude for your continuous support, and we’re very excited for what 2018 will bring, which by the way, includes another two brand new events! Merry Christmas and a Happy New year! The Executive Board