Management of the company - Hamburg Messe und Congress

Uwe Fischer

CEO

Uwe Fischer joined the Management Board at Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH as CEO in January 2018. Born in 1968 in Nordhorn, Lower Saxony, Mr. Fischer holds a university degree (MBA) in Business Administration. He has two daughters.

He enjoys spending as much of his spare time as possible with his family and friends and is a sports enthusiast. He is also interested in music, loves nature and tries to be outdoors as much as possible.

From 2013 until 2017 Uwe Fischer was Managing Director at SV Care Catering GmbH as well as Director of Strategic Projects at SV Group, a restaurant and hospitality management group. He had previously served in leadership positions at various other companies, including 14 years in the financial department of Unilever where he was CFO / Finance Director for Unilever Food Solutions with regional responsibility for the Low Countries and France.

Uwe Fischer studied Business Administration at Helmut Schmidt Universität in Hamburg. He started his professional career as an air force officer in the German armed forces (Bundeswehr).

Heiko M. Stutzinger

CEO

As of January 2024, Heiko M. Stutzinger is CEO at Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH. Born in Troisdorf, Northrhine-Westphalia in 1974, he holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. He has one daughter.

He enjoys spending his free time outdoors, especially in the mountains, and is an enthusiastic snowboarder and hiker. While in northern Germany’s flatlands, he prefers tennis and golf.

Heiko Stutzinger studied Business Administration at EBS University for Business and Law at Oestrich-Winkel as well as in Argentina and at Berkeley/USA. Following positions in business consulting, he joined Messe Düsseldorf in 2008. In 2015 he was appointed Deputy General Manager at Messe Düsseldorf Shanghai, and in 2018 he additionally accepted the responsibilities of Deputy Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf China, working from Hong Kong. He changed to Royal Jaarbeurs | VNU Group in 2019, where he initially worked at the Bangkok office as Managing Director of VNU Asia Pacific. In December 2021 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Member of the Executive Board of Royal Jaarbeurs BV, The Netherlands.

Management Board CVs

Curriculum vitae Uwe Fischer

	Professional Experience:
Since 2018	Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH Chief Executive Officer
2014 - 2017	SV (Deutschland) GmbH, Langenfeld CEO of subsidiaries SV Care Catering GmbH and coavia GmbH & Co. KG, Head of Strategic Projects
2013 - 2014	SV (Deutschland) GmbH, Langenfeld Integration Manager
2009 - 2013	Unilever Food Solutions Benelux & France, Rotterdam, Brussels and Paris CFO / Finance Director – Benelux & France
2009	Unilever Food Solutions, Rotterdam Finance Director – Global Project Management Office
2003 - 2008	Unilever Food Solutions Europe, Rotterdam Financial Controller
2001 - 2003	Unilever Bestfoods Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg Overheads Controller & Bestfoods Integration Controller
1999 - 2001	Union Deutsche Lebensmittelwerke, Hamburg Management Accountant
1996 - 1999	Der Stoff GmbH, Norderstedt Managing Partner
1987 - 1996	German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) Air Force Officer / Air Traffic Control Officer

	Academic Education:
1988 - 1991	Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg Programme: Business Administration

Curriculum vitae Heiko M. Stutzinger

	Professional Experience:
Since 2024	Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH Chief Executive Officer
2021 - 2023	Royal Jaarbeurs \| VNU Group, Utrecht, The Netherlands Group COO and Member of the Executive Board
2019 - 2022	Jaarbeurs B.V., Utrecht, The Netherlands Director VIV worldwide / Managing Director VNU Europe
2019 - 2021	VNU Exhibitions Asia Pacific Co., Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand Managing Director & Member of the Board of Directors
2018 - 2019	Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd., Hong Kong, China Deputy Managing Director
2015 - 2019	Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China Deputy General Manager
2012 - 2015	Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Düsseldorf Head of New Product Development Group – Renewable Energy Fairs
2012 - 2013	Bundesverband Energiespeicher e.V. (BVES), Berlin Member of the Executive Board and Deputy Financial Officer
2008 - 2012	Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Düsseldorf Account Manager
2003 - 2008	Stutzinger & Kollegen, Düsseldorf Founder and CEO
2000 - 2003	Monitor Deloitte Strategy, Munich (Corporate Consultancy) Consultant / Project Manager

	Academic Education:
Since 2019	HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Leipzig Doctoral Candidate in HHL PhD programme, supervisor: Prof Dr Kirchgeorg Research project on Customer Experience at Industry Fairs
1995 - 2000	EBS University for Business and Law at Oestrich-Winkel Academic programme: Business Administration including Foreign Languages
1998	University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A. International semester within the international “Professional Diploma Program”
1997	Universidad Argentina de la Empresa, Buenos Aires, Argentina International semester, focusing on psychology and communication

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