Michael Degen, already responsible for ProWein as executive director since 2007, will take over as acting project director until a decision has been taken on the successor in project management.

ProWein 2012 had 4,000 exhibitors from roughly 50 countries and more than  40,000 trade visitors from all over the world. The next ProWein will be take place March 24-26, 2013 in Düsseldorf.