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Overview of the Grounds and Key Facts
123.000 qm
Total area
12
Exhibition halls
3
Outdoor areas
87.500 qm
Exhibition space in the halls
2
Multifunctional foyers and entrances (East and West)
4.500 qm
Demo Lake
Key Figures 2023 for Messe Friedrichshafen
Revenue | 20.4 million euros |
Exhibiting companies | 7.900 |
Visitors | 558.000 |
Nations represented | over 60 |
Number of events | 11 of our own trade fairs |
| 18 guest fairs | |
| 17 events and corporate events | |
History of Messe Friedrichshafen
In April 1950, the first International Lake Constance Fair, known as IBO, opened on the school grounds between Pestalozzi School and today’s Graf Zeppelin Gymnasium in Friedrichshafen.
Management
- Klaus Wellmann, Managing Director
- Stefan Mittag, Authorized Representative
Shareholders
| 50% | City of Friedrichshafen |
| 2% | Ulm Chamber of Crafts |
| 2% | ZF Friedrichshafen AG |
| 46% | Eleven private shareholders |
Supervisory Board
| Andreas Brand | Lord Mayor of the City of Friedrichshafen, Chairman |
| Peter Hüni | Managing Director Hüni + Co. KG Friedrichshafen, Vice Chairman |
| Peter Buck | Board Member of Fränkel AG |
| Georg Pfaff | Entrepreneur |
| Barbara Rieger | Entrepreneur |
| Peter Gerstmann | Chairman of the Management Board of Zeppelin GmbH |
| Dr. Sönke Voss | Chief Executive of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Bodensee-Oberschwaben |
| Matthias Lenz | Representative of ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Board Member of the ZF Art Foundation |
| Dr. Tobias Mehlich | Chief Executive of the Chamber of crafts Ulm |
Investments
| fairnamic GmbH | ( 51% ) |
| Messe Friedrichshafen Shanghai Ltd | ( 60% ) |
| Bejing German Messe Exhibition Consulting | ( 40% ) |
*fairnamic GmbH is a joint venture between Messe Friedrichshafen and Messe Frankfurt, with Friedrichshafen holding 51% of the shares and Frankfurt 49%.