He will assist Wilfried Schäfer in steering the fortunes of the two associations until the end of the year. Schäfer has led the two associations since 2008 and is set to retire on 31 December 2023.
VDW organises EMO, METAV and the GrindingHub exhibitions.
After graduating from RWTG Aachen University, Markus Heering gained his first professional experience in an environmental technology company. During this time he also worked on his doctorate in engineering, which he completed in 1998.
In 2000, he began his career at the VDMA as a technical officer in the Thermo Process and Waste Technology Association, of which he went on to become deputy managing director in 2004.
Four years later, in 2008, he took over as managing director of the Printing and Paper Technology and the Security Systems trade associations.
In 2022, he also became managing director of the VDMA’s Additive Manufacturing trade association. Markus Heering has a great deal of experience with trade fairs, as he and his associations have acted as institutional patrons for the drupa, security and formnext.
Other key elements of his career have been the development of VDMA activities in the field of additive manufacturing within the relevant working group and trade association, for which he will continue to be responsible. In addition, he has expanded the global Security Systems association and has spun off and developed the certification bodies in this field.
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