Kai Hattendorf will step down as CEO of UFI at the end of the year, the global association of the exhibition industry announced today.
Hattendorf, who has been CEO since 2015, said: “These past ten years as the association’s CEO have been an amazing journey, serving the global exhibition and business events industry.
“A role like this is a stewardship for every person in office, and part of that stewardship is to find the right time to pass on the baton to a new leader. I could think of no better time to do this than the coming months and as part of UFI’s centennial where we recognise the achievement of the past while preparing for the challenges of tomorrow.”
The UFI leadership team, led by president Geoff Dickinson and supported by COO Adeline Vancauwelaert and Hattendorf, will recruit UFI’s next CEO.
Dickinson said: “On behalf of the UFI leadership, I cannot highlight enough how Kai’s tireless work over the past ten years has driven UFI’s growth and development through good times as well as the pandemic – the worst crisis we all had to face in our lifetime. Kai’s commitment to our industry is unparalleled, and we will make sure to see him off in style towards the end of the year.”
