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Toys international
Targi Kielce
Successful Kids’ Time 2020
The success story of the Fair of Toys and Products for Mother and Child continues – Kids’ Time
is a great platform to present the latest prams, car seats and restraints, furniture, clothes, toys
and everything a mother and child needs
The three expo days, eight exhibition
halls filled to the brim with the latest
offer of producers and distributors:
prams, car seats, toys, furniture, textiles,
children‘s articles and many more, 532
exhibitors, including 60 foreign companies
from 20 countries, like Germany,
Italy, Czech, Spain, Austria, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Russia, Turkey and Great
Britain. 7.800 trade fair visitors came to
Targi Kielce to see new products on almost
19.000 m².
“For over 11 years, we have been developing
a friendly, dedicated platform
for new products presentation, gain and
share the most up-to-date knowledge
about the industry‘s latest developments.
Every year we host top brands as well as
market entrants who have just made the
début. A truly diverse and international
event,” said Andrzej Mochoń PhD.,
president of Targi Kielce. “The expo is a
permanent fixture on the calendar and
a must-attend event not only among the
world‘s largest brands. Companies which
have recently started doing business account
for over 25 percent of the exhibition.
Thus Kids’ Time expo is becoming
even more diverse. Kids’ Time has
proven to offer the best possible chance
for a successful market debut, there is no
other place like this one,” added Andrzej
Mochoń.
Accompanying events
In addition to the extensive range of accessories
for mother and child on display,
the expo agenda featured special
guests’ visits as well as abundance of
training sessions and workshops.
Traditionally, the Kids’ Time
abounded with seminars and workshops.
These brought together industry
professionals for events series held under
the banner of the Trends and Innovations
“Business Forum”.
The best products on show are
awarded the prestigious “Kids’ Time
Star” statuettes. “These accolades are
a true seal of excellence, the guarantee
that the products are safe for children
and user friendly,” says Aldona
Matla, the show manager. Traditionally,
the Kids’ Time gala awarding ceremony
included the Children‘s Industry
magazine’s prizes.
The next International Fair of Toys
and Products for Mother and Child Kids’
Time is held in Targi Kielce from 17 to 19
February 2021.
The Walt Disney Company
Bob Chapek Named CEO
On February 25, 2020, The Walt Disney
Board of Directors announced
that Bob Chapek has been named Chief
Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company,
effective immediately. In Chapek’s
new role as CEO, he will directly oversee
all of the Company’s business segments
and corporate functions. Chapek
will report to the Executive Chairman,
Mr. Iger, and the Board of Directors. He
will be appointed to the Board at a later
date. A new head of Disney Parks, Experiences
and Products will be named at
a future time. Chapek served as Chairman
of Disney Parks, Experiences and
Products since the segment’s creation
in 2018, and prior to that was Chairman
of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
since 2015.
From 2011 to 2015, Chapek was President
of the former Disney Consumer
Products segment, where he drove the
technology-led transformation of the
Company’s consumer products, retail
and publishing operations. Prior to that,
Bob Iger (left) und Bob Chapek
he served as President of Distribution
for The Walt Disney Studios and was
responsible for overseeing the Studios’
overall content distribution strategy
across multiple platforms including theatrical
exhibition, home entertainment,
pay TV, digital entertainment and new
media. He also served as President of
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment,
where he spearheaded the successful
“vault strategy” for the Company’s
iconic films and transformed the
primary format of home entertainment
from DVD to Blu-ray.
Before joining Disney in 1993, Chapek
worked in brand management at
H. J. Heinz Company and in advertising
at J. Walter Thompson. Chapek earned
a B. S. in Microbiology at Indiana University
Bloomington and an MBA from
Michigan State University.
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