• 04/12/2024

Sonia Prashar receives Germany’s Order of Merit

- Managing Director of NürnbergMesse India receives the highest German Order of Merit at the German Embassy in New Delhi
- Ambassador Dr Philipp Ackermann honours Sonia Prashar´s dedication to Indo-German relations
- Under her leadership, the Indian subsidiary of NürnbergMesse has developed into one of India's leading events organisers
A man in a blue suit with a red tie and a woman in a black sari with a medal on the left side of her chest are standing next to each other. Both are holding a black folder with a golden federal eagle emblem on it.
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New Delhi/Nuremberg, 15 April 2024 – Sonia Prashar, Managing Director of NürnbergMesse India, has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her decades of outstanding commitment to Indo-German relations. Ambassador Dr Philipp Ackermann officially presented the successful exhibition manager with the highest order of merit on the premises of the German Embassy in New Delhi.

The decoration was the Federal Republic of Germany’s acknowledgement of Prashar’s commitment to German-Indian business relations. “With her 28 years of service and dedication to Indo-German relationship, Sonia Prashar has contributed immensely to the outstanding development of our ties. A truly remarkable achievement!”, said Ambassador Dr Ackermann.

"We as NürnbergMesse Group congratulate Sonia Prashar on this great honour and are delighted with her," says NürnbergMesse Group CEO Peter Ottmann. "Thanks to her many years of experience and expertise in Indo-German relations, she was a real stroke of luck for the management of our new subsidiary when NürnbergMesse India was founded in 2013. With a great deal of passion and commitment, she has made NürnbergMesse India one of the leading exhibition organisers on the subcontinent and thus contributed to strengthening Indo-German trade relations."

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