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The supervisory board of events organiser Messe Berlin has announced that it has appointed Ingrid Maaß as its new chief operating officer, a position she will take up on 1 August.

It follows the December announcement that Dr Christian Göke will succeed current chief executive officer Raimund Hosch whe he retires at the end of June.

'Ingrid Maaß possesses outstanding financial and business management expertise,' said chairman of the supervisory board Hans-Joachim Kamp. 'I am delighted that we have secured the services of someone who together with Dr Christian Göke as CEO will continue to build on the successes of Messe Berlin.'