Martin Gutmann New President of glasstec 2010

Presidency alternates between the Federal Association of Glazier Trades (BIV) and representation from the Federal Association of the Glass Industry, Bundesverband Glas (BV Glas) at the end of each glasstec. Both Associations are supporting organisations of the event. The Federal Guild Master has traditionally acted a President for glasstec during the respective presidency.

Gutmann manages a family-run crafts-oriented glass and fenestration business in Hanau on Main that is in its third generation now and looks back on over one hundred years of tradition. In 2002 he was appointed Guild Master of Glazier Trades in Hessen and finally in 2008 he became the Federal Guild Master. 54 years of age and the father of a grown-up daughter he is also active in an honorary capacity for the Historic Preservation in Hanau and the town twinning activities with the Chinese city Taizhou.

glasstec is the only international trade fair covering the complete value chain for glass with all its different links. This makes it so attractive for mechanical engineers, the glass industry and the glazier trade as well as for architects, façade planners and civil engineers.