CORRADO PERABONI APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT

Milan, 18 November 2008 - Corrado Peraboni, general manager of Fondazione Fiera Milano and managing director of Expo CTS, has been appointed vice president of UFI European chapter. UFI is the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry which groups over 534 members coming from more than 84 countries. They include organizers, owners of exhibition centres and Associations.
The appointment took place at the 75th UFI congress held in Istanbul. During the 71st UFI congress held in Bangkok at the end of November 2004, Mr Peraboni was appointed chairman of the UFI European chapter. In Turkey, he presented a report of his 4-year mandate, which is the time limit fixed for the post.
On the same occasion, Corrado Peraboni receded from the post of world vice president after holding office for two years, in favour of Camillo Cametti, director of VeronaFiere.
Another important token of recognition in the educational and Sustainable sector that Fondazione Fiera Milano is a member of, goes to Enrica Baccini, now appointed vice chairwoman of Hungexpo (Budapest), the organization chaired by Janos Barabas. This goes to show that the international exhibition industry recognizes a key role to Fondazione Fiera Milano and its group in the field of education and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Headquartered in Paris, UFI is considered an international quality brand in the exhibition sector. Founded on 15 April 1925 in Milan with a view to promote cooperation among different exhibition organizations and boost the sector after the end of WW1 through representatives of 20 international trade fairs, it is divided into 4 Regional Chapters (Europe, Africa, America, Asia/Australia). Its members represent over 4,000 trade fairs and exhibitions, over one million leading exhibitors, 50 million sqm of leased exhibition surface area and more than 150 million visitors a year.