FESPA inaugurates 19th President at the Opening Ceremony of FESPA Berlin

Daniel Sunderland FESPA President

FESPA Global Print Expo 2025 and its co-located shows, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience opened at Messe Berlin, Germany Tuesday 6 May. With the theme ‘Where Visionaries Meet’, the show is set to be the ultimate place for Visionaries in the speciality print sector to unite, network, share ideas and explore opportunities.

At the show’s Opening Ceremony, Daniel Sunderland, Vice President of Canagraf (La Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Artes Gráficas - FESPA’s local Association in Mexico), was sworn into office as FESPA’s 19th President. Sunderland has more than 30 years’ experience working in the speciality print industry and also holds a seat on behalf of FESPA on the Board of CONLATINGRAF, a coalition of 14 Associations in Latin America. He succeeds Christophe Aussenac, Founding Director of ATC (Autorise Toute Creativité), who held the position since 2021. 

Aussenac commented I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to lead the FESPA organisation. I am proud of the many things we have achieved, especially in the area of sustainability we we are one of a small number of event companies to have achieved ISO 20121 accreditation for sustainable event management. I am also proud of the work we have done in engaging the next generation.

Incoming FESPA President Daniel Sunderland, commented: “It’s a great pleasure to take on the role as FESPA President. As a printer myself, I see the important role that FESPA plays and thesupport it provides to the speciality print industry. I’m looking forward to helping drive that forward. Looking ahead to my term in office, I will build on the work that Christophe and previous FESPA Presidents have done, so as an organisation, we remain dedicated to our community and help our members and the wider speciality print community to navigate the evolving print landscape.”