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International Pet Conference
Group photo with man: (from left) A sign of greater
Award winners Stefanie Zillessen woman power
(Strayz), Dr Rowena Arzt (WZF),
Saskia te Kaat and Madeline The awards for Personality of the Year and Newcomer of the
Metzsch (both of Strayz) with Ralf Year at this year’s International Pet Conference in Bologna both
Majer-Abele (managing editor of went to female players in the pet sector.
pet and PET worldwide trade maga-
zines).
Ralf Majer-Abele gave the reasons With its Personality of the Year the pet supplies business since 2019, when the editorial team
why the editorial team had chosen award, trade magazine PET 2006 that success in the sector chose Flexi founder and propri-
to give the award for Personality of worldwide has been reminding doesn’t depend solely on money, etor Manfred Bogdahn. At the
the Year to Dr Rowena Arzt. support from powerful investors digital Pet Conference of 2021,
and modern technologies. It is the honour went to Dr Cornelius
also down to the ideas and inge- Patt, who recently stepped down
nuity of individuals. At the Inter- as CEO of Zooplus AG, the lead-
national Pet Conference, which ing online store operator for pet
is staged every two years, recog- products in Europe.
nition has therefore been given
with the award to deserving and This year the coveted award
experienced players in the sec- was given to Dr Rowena Arzt,
tor such as Ard Malenstein (IJs- head of exhibitions for Inter-
vogel Group), Torsten Toeller zoo organiser WZF. Ralf Majer-
(Fressnapf) and Pavel Bouska Abele, managing editor of the
(Vafo Group) among others. A two trade magazines pet and
Personality of the Year award PET worldwide, explained that
has also been presented at the Arzt was chosen for her out-
German Pet Conference since standing efforts relating to the
successful staging of the world-
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