Global trade-show operator running 200+ events across nine countries annually
Messe München operates one of the world's largest exhibition portfolios—over 50 proprietary trade shows drawing 50,000+ exhibitors and three million visitors yearly across Munich, international venues, and nine subsidiary markets. The tech stack is dominated by enterprise infrastructure (SAP, Salesforce, Microsoft 365) paired with operational tools (Workday, Jira), reflecting a company in mid-transformation: pain points center on legacy-application modernization, IT service performance, and test-automation coverage, while hiring skews heavily toward operations and engineering—signaling active infrastructure and process-automation work rather than growth-stage headcount expansion.
Notable leadership hires: Contact Center Lead
Messe München is a Munich-based public company operating since 1964, managing more than 50 proprietary trade shows and organizing over 200 events annually across its exhibition centers and international locations. The organization services exhibitors and visitors across capital goods, consumer goods, and technology sectors. Through subsidiary operations in China, India, Brazil, Russia, Turkey, South Africa, Nigeria, Vietnam, and Iran, plus a network of associated companies and 70+ foreign representations, the company maintains a global footprint spanning Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. The workforce spans 501–1,000 employees, predominantly based in Germany.
Core systems include SAP (R/3 and S/4HANA for ERP), Salesforce (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Commerce Cloud), Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, Azure Entra ID), Workday (HRIS), and Jira. CAD (AutoCAD) and Adobe Illustrator support design workflows.
Key pain points include modernizing legacy-application stack, improving IT service performance, increasing test-automation coverage, and transforming central IT infrastructure. Succession planning and compliance-risk management are also priorities.
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