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Daniel is a second generation printer who has been in the industry for more than 30 years, he has been a special advisor to the FESPA Board since 2015, serving as FESPA’s Ambassador for the Americas and on the Finance Committee.  Daniel holds a seat on behalf of FESPA on the Board of CONLATINGRAF, a coalition of 14 Associations, each representing a Latin American country with a strong printing tradition.  This connects Latin America with FESPA’s global community of speciality printers. He also holds a seat in the board of Canagraf, Mexico´s FESPA local Asociation as Vice President.”

Neil Felton joined FESPA as Managing Director in 2011. Since then, the organisation has gone from strength to strength, experiencing remarkable growth. Neil has been instrumental in launching five new regional FESPA shows and four new sector specific events across the globe. He also expanded the international community, offering new FESPA Direct membership options in addition to the 37 associations, which are supported by FESPA’s Profit for Purpose programme. Neil was promoted to the position of CEO in 2013.

Prior to joining FESPA, Neil held a variety of senior exhibition roles, culminating as Executive Director at William Reed, where he presided over three-fold growth in event revenues from his division.

Neil graduated from Thames Valley University with a degree in Modern European Studies. He speaks fluent German.
 

Graeme is an enthusiastic print specialist with over 30 years’ experience in the screen and wide format digital printing industries, with knowledge acquired through hands-on design, production, sales, and operations management.

Graeme has a comprehensive understanding of printing processes, leading the goal of creating outstanding print that stimulates brand engagement through practical innovation.

As FESPA’s Head of Associations and Technical Lead he presents on technical topics at conferences and seminars. Graeme also provides in-house expertise to support the Print Make Wear, Printeriors and the new Colour L*A*B* features at FESPA’s exhibitions.

Graeme has been recently inducted as a Member of the ASDPT, the US based Academy of Screen and Digital print technologies following his nomination by Michel Caza.

James har over 20 års erfaring inden for salg efter at have arbejdet inden for reklame, salg og udstillinger inden han kom til FESPA i 2005. James arbejder på tværs af den globale portefølje af udstillinger, der leveres af FESPA, især med fokus på de europæiske og asiatiske markeder.

James er en far til to store børn, som fylder meget af sin tid, men han kan undertiden findes i det ^19. efter en runde golf og nyder socialt samvær med familie og venner.

Susan started her exhibition and events organising career at DMG World Media working on a variety of trade exhibitions, Fire, Tobacco, Metal, Glass and Coatings.  Susan joined FESPA in October 2006 and worked on FESPA’s flag ship exhibition in Berlin 2007.  As Head of Operations, she effectively manages the operations of FESPA’s global exhibitions and related events. 
 
The team were very proud to win the AEO Award for Best Overseas Show for FESPA Mexico 2017.  Following the terrible earthquake in Mexico on 19 September 2017, FESPA postponed the 10th edition of the exhibition during its build-up and rescheduled successfully just two months later.

Duncans viden om og passion for det fællesskab, som FESPA betjener, gjorde det til en nem beslutning at vende tilbage i 2022 for at lede marketing- og begivenhedsteamet efter næsten tre år med at levere begivenheder i verdensklasse til HR-fællesskabet.

Med mere end 20 års erfaring inden for B2B-kommunikation og events har Duncans erfaring som seniorjournalist og senere eventdirektør for alle eventformater i flere sektorer – lige fra offentlig sikkerhed, FMCG og mad og drikke – forberedt ham godt til at spille en nøglerolle i FESPAs vækst med fokus på meningsfuldt indhold og forbindelser til det globale printfællesskab leveret gennem vores prisuddelingsprogram, konferencer og feature-begivenheder på vores globale udstillinger fra 2010-2019.

Duncan nyder at spille golf, paddleboarding og andre udendørsaktiviteter med venner og sine to teenagedøtre.

Following periods spent both studying and working in Germany and Spain, Michael graduated University with an honours degree in languages and quickly established a successful career specialising in sales and marketing for leading exhibition venues across the world. 
 
Joining FESPA in 2003, he has become a respected key member of the team and organised more than 40 global exhibitions with FESPA.  Through a dedication and passion for print and the people involved, Michael has been instrumental at the inception and execution of FESPA activities in Mexico, Brazil, Eurasia and South Africa. He works closely with the events teams to recognise market trends and launch new products and feature areas throughout the FESPA portfolio.   Away from print, Michael is kept busy by his wife, dog, travelling, healthy lifestyle and sports.

Marta has over 10 years’ experience working in the marketing and communications sector and has worked on logistics for internal events and conferences across many UK and International offices.  Externally, Marta was involved in the organisation of big international festivals, sports competitions and managed exhibition stands. 
 
Marta speaks Bulgarian, English and is fluent in Bulgarian and International sign language. 
 
Marta joined FESPA as Operations Executive in 2019 and manages the show floor plans, exhibitor manual, build-up and break down queries. She is also responsible for the organization and the management of special projects related to the exhibition; social events, theatres, workshops and features.
 
Marta loves travelling and learning about different cultures. In her spare time, she likes to explore and raise awareness about emotional intelligence, mindfulness and the benefits of behavioural psychology.
 

Katherine har arbejdet for Vauxhall fra 1993-2004 og Peugeot fra 2004-2007 som salgsadministrator, inden hun flyttede til Reigate og sluttede sig til FESPA som administrerende assistent til FESPAs administrerende direktør.

Katherine arbejdede i salgsafdelingen i et år, før FESPAs administrerende direktør bad hende om at være hans PA. Hun har bistået den øverste ledelse og bestyrelsen lige siden i en bred og varieret vifte af projekter.

Katrins stolteste præstationer inkluderer at køre en 50 ^- års jubilæumsmiddag for 719 pax i London i juni 2013 og vært for den første oversøiske generalforsamling nogensinde for 69 pax i Bangkok i september 2014.

Olav joined the FESPA board in September 2015 and as of 2021 is the Vice President. As a board member of Barra AS (which focuses on industrial labelling and graphics), and Past President of FESPA Norway Association, Olav Skilbred has acquired significant experience in the graphics industry. Norway was one of the FESPA founders, and the Association celebrated its 50 year anniversary back in 2012.