New Managing Director for the German
Vending Association
(Bundesverband der Deutschen Vending-Automatenwirtschaft e.V.)

Norbert Monßen leaves the Association after
23 years and will be succeeded by his previous
deputy, Dr. Aris Kaschefi

Cologne, October 2011 –

Dr. Aris Kaschefi has been appointed the new
Managing Director of the German Vending
Association (BDV).

Norbert Monßen has retired from his position as
Managing Director, having successfully promoted
the objectives of the Association for
more than 23 years. Mr Monßen has been
instrumental in developing the Association’s
work over more than two decades, and he has
shaped the BDV’s image for years to come.
Again and again he has provided the vending
industry with important stimuli and thus made
a significant contribution to the industry’s further
development and wide acceptance.

The BDV Executive Board appointed the previous
deputy MD, Dr. Aris Kaschefi (37), as the new
Managing Director. Dr. Kaschefi has already
made significant contributions to furthering the
Association’s development and positive image
in close cooperation with Mr Monßen since
he joined the BDV in December 2005.

Dr. Aris Kaschefi was born in 1974.
He studied at Cologne University, where he also
completed his PhD, and at Panthéon-Sorbonne
University Paris 1. He established his legal practice
at Cologne in 2003, specialising in commercial law,
before transferring to the BDV in 2005 in
order to further his career.