Career
Before coming to Messe Frankfurt, Marzin was Chief Executive Officer of Leipziger Messe from 2004 to 2009. After training to become a freight forwarding agent at logistics group Schenker AG, Wolfgang Marzin studied business administration with a focus on foreign trade (1984–1987). In 1990 he started work as an Exhibition Manager for Foreign Trade Fairs at IMAG Internationaler Messeund Ausstellungsdienst, Munich, before moving to Messe München GmbH in 1991 to take up a position as Exhibition Group Director.
Six years later Marzin went to Messe Düsseldorf, where he became President of the Messe Düsseldorf United States subsidiary.
In 2001, Marzin took up management duties at GHM (Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH), first as a Deputy Managing Director, then as Chief Executive Officer as of January 2002.
