Interview: Intermat show director on ‘the magic of exhibitions’

Murray Pollok Managing Editor, IRN & Director of Content, KHL

29 June 2026

KHL Group spoke to Guillaume Schaeffer, director of Intermat, about plans for the 2027 exhibition in Paris. Schaeffer is event director at organiser Comexposium where, in addition to his responsibilities for Intermat, he is director of the Solutrans transport exhibition and the wine and fruit industry show Sitevi.

Schaeffer joined Comexposium in 2022 after a career in sales and marketing at TotalEnergies and its R&D division OneTech. He has degrees in chemical engineering and business management.

IRN: You became Intermat director just over a year ago, but I think you had already attended the 2024 show?
Guillaume Schaeffer: Yes, I’m happy that I visited the 2024 edition, although at the time I didn’t know that I was going to be the next director. It was luck.…

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