DUSSELDORF, GERMANY — The advisory committee of interpack 2023 has elected Markus Rustler, president and CEO of Theegarten-Patec GmbH & Co. KG, as president and chairman of the committee.
Rustler comes to the role from serving as VP of the last interpack, which did not take place due to COVID-19 concerns. Christian Traumann, managing director and group CFO at MULTIVAC Sepp SE & Co., KG and Roland Strassburger, CEO of SCHÜTZ GmbH & Co. KGaA, have been elected as the VPs of the upcoming interpack.
Rustler is following the path of his father, Erhard Rustler, who was also president of interpack in 2008 and 2011.
“I am very pleased to have been entrusted with the office of interpack president,” Markus said. “The upcoming edition of the trade show will be a very special one. Companies in the international packaging and related process industries had to miss the last edition of their most important trade show due to the pandemic, and now they can’t wait to meet their customers live and in person and generate new leads.”
The major themes of the upcoming show will focus on future developments including the complex topic of sustainability.
“The packaging industry is under particular public scrutiny when it comes to the issue of sustainability, but it also has effective tools at its disposal for making a significant contribution to improving the situation such as circular economy, steadily increasing resource efficiency and the intelligent use of materials,” stated VP Roland Strassburger, who is also president of the German Association for Plastics, Packaging and Films.
The new elections took place at the first meeting of the advisory committee, marking the start of the strategic alignment phase and concrete content preparation for the upcoming interpack. The show is scheduled to take place May 4-10, 2023, at the fairgrounds of Dusseldorf, Germany.
