Kuhrt joined Koelnmesse in 2000, initially responsible for the operations of its subsidiary, Koelnmesse Services GmbH, and was appointed a Member of the Board of Management in 2003. In this function, he was responsible for more than 20 international fairs, including photokina World of Imaging, Intermot, Orgatec and IDS. According to a press release, the Chairman of the Koenmesse Supervisory Board, Juergen Roters, Mayor of the City of Cologne, thanked Oliver P. Kuhrt for his ”successful and engaged work for the company and the City of Cologne.
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Leading brands at Photopia Hamburg
According to to the organizer, Hamburg Messe + Congress (HMC), major imaging brands will be represented at Photopia Hamburg, which will take place in the Hanseatic city from September 23 to 26 as a festival for the entire digital imaging industry. These include camera and lens manufacturers such as Canon, Sony, Nikon, Leica and Panasonic as well as Sigma and Tamron, but also the monitor manufacturers BenQ and Eizo, print service providers such as WhiteWall and the paper manufacturers Ilford and Hahnemühle. Several retailing companies and distributors, including Calumet, Foto Erhardt, IPS, HapaTeam and Probis will also exhibit.
