Management
Roland Bleinroth has been Managing Director of Messe Stuttgart since 2006 and Spokesman of the Board of Management since 2020. He is responsible for the trade fair division Trade Fairs & Events 2 with a focus on Technology & Craft, Mechanical Engineering & Production and Tourism & Caravanning, the Corporate Development division and the overall Communications division. With Messe Stuttgart International, he is also responsible for Messe Stuttgart's international business.
Stefan Lohnert has been Managing Director of Messe Stuttgart since February 2020. He has been the company's Head of Guest Events since 2006. He continues to be responsible for this area as well as the Trade Fairs & Events 1 division, which focuses on the hospitality & food, medicine & health, education & business, lifestyle & sustainability sectors. The Stuttgart Messe Services and Technical Services Directorates are also assigned to him.
Thomas Glawa has been Managing Director of Messe Stuttgart since 27 August 2024. Previously, since 2020, he was Managing Director of Projektgesellschaft Neue Messe GmbH & Co. KG and Director of Construction & Facility Management at Messe Stuttgart since 2020. The civil engineer and government builder has worked for Messe Stuttgart since 2003 and played a key role in the construction of the new trade fair centre. In his role, he is responsible for Corporate Services as well as Construction and Facility Management.
Carsten Poralla has been Managing Director of Messe Stuttgart since 27 August 2024 and Managing Director of Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH for the Non-Aviation division since 1 February 2023. This includes the construction and real estate sector, the infrastructure and IT sector, the airport and trade fair fire service and the master planning of the state airport. The area of responsibility of the graduate civil and industrial engineer at Messe Stuttgart includes the construction and operation of the car park facilities on the site.
