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The company’s name was also its mission: Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Unterhaltungselektronik (Society for the Promotion of Consumer Electronics). Today, companies from the home appliances sector are also shareholders of GFU. This development reflects the evolution of IFA as the industry’s leading trade fair and the convergence of the industry amid changes in the sector, and is also expressed in the company’s current name: GFU Consumer &#038; Home Electronics GmbH.</p>\n<p>Today, GFU stands for the industry organization for consumer electronics and home appliances in Germany. Its shareholders are the leading brands from both worlds. Its mission: to connect the industry, capture its trends and developments, and make them visible. 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In forums small enough for genuine exchange and large enough for real impact. Whether in confidential discussion groups, on industry panels, or in dialogue with the trade press: we create spaces where the industry talks with one another, not about one another.</p>\n                        </div>\n                                    </li>\n                            <li class=\"media-text-grid__tile\">\n                    <h3 class=\"media-text-grid__title\">\n                        We Analyze                    </h3>\n\n                    <div class=\"media-text-grid__media\">\n                        <img class=\"media-text-grid__image\" src=\"https://gfu.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/icon-gfu-linie_blau_analyse.svg\" alt=\"We Analyze\" loading=\"lazy\" />                    </div>\n\n                                            <div class=\"media-text-grid__text\">\n                            <p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Together with market research institutes such as NIQ and leading management consultancies, we track how the Home &#038; Consumer Electronics market is developing. We actively share the results with all market participants: from the trade press and retailers to policymakers. With our own reports and market analyses, we provide the reliable figures the industry uses as a benchmark. Dependable, independent, quotable.</p>\n                        </div>\n                                    </li>\n                            <li class=\"media-text-grid__tile\">\n                    <h3 class=\"media-text-grid__title\">\n                        We Drive Change.                    </h3>\n\n                    <div class=\"media-text-grid__media\">\n                        <img class=\"media-text-grid__image\" src=\"https://gfu.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/icon-gfu-linie_violett_bewegung.svg\" alt=\"We Drive Change.\" loading=\"lazy\" />                    </div>\n\n                                            <div class=\"media-text-grid__text\">\n                            <p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">With Insights &#038; Trends, our studies, and market observations, we set the agenda each year for the topics that are emerging. And as the brand owner of IFA, we proudly stand behind one of the highlights of the industry year. Since 2023, IFA Berlin has been organized by IFA Management GmbH, a joint venture between Clarion Events and GFU,<b> </b>Home of IFA.<b> </b></p>\n                        </div>\n                                    </li>\n                    </ul>\n\n                    <div class=\"media-text-grid__button-wrap\">\n                <a class=\"btn btn--ghost-white media-text-grid__cta\" href=\"https://gfu.de/en/gfu-history/\">History of GFU</a>            </div>\n        \n    </div>\n</section>\n\n</div>\n    </div>\n\n</section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--stimmen block--pad-lg block--bg-white block--stimmen--image-left block--stimmen--single block--pause-on-hover\" data-stimmen-slider=\"1\" data-autoplay-speed=\"8\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"container stimmen__inner\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"stimmen__stage\">\n\n            <div class=\"stimmen__slides\" role=\"group\">\n                                    <article class=\"stimmen__slide is-active\" data-slide-index=\"0\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n                                                    <div class=\"stimmen__avatar\">\n                                <img class=\"stimmen__avatar-img\" src=\"https://gfu.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/karine.webp\" alt=\"Carine Chardon\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"890\" height=\"890\" />                            </div>\n                        \n                        <div class=\"stimmen__body\">\n                            <p class=\"stimmen__meta\">\n                                <strong class=\"stimmen__name\">Carine Chardon</strong>\n                                                                    <span class=\"stimmen__role\">Managing Director of GFU</span>\n                                                            </p>\n\n                            <blockquote class=\"stimmen__quote\"><p>»As an industry organization, GFU is a company with an idealistic orientation. This special form is what sets us apart. Our strength emerges where industry, strategy, and day-to-day networking come together.«</p></blockquote>\n\n                                                    </div>\n                    </article>\n                            </div>\n\n            \n        </div>\n    </div>\n</section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--media-text block--bg-beige block--pad-normal block--media-text--layout-duo block--media-text--media-right block--media-text--fit-cover block--media-text--ratio-1-1 block--media-text--text-anthrazit\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n                    <div class=\"media-text__media media-text__media--duo\">\n\n                                                            <div class=\"media-text__media-cell\">\n                            <figure class=\"media-text__media-item\">\n                                <img class=\"media-text__image\" src=\"https://gfu.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/gfu-aufsichtsrat-2026.webp\" alt=\"Aufsichtsrat der GFU bestehend aus Enrico Hoffmann, Christian Gerwens und Ulf Schreurs\" width=\"1024\" height=\"947\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                                                            </figure>\n                            <a class=\"btn btn--ghost media-text__media-button\" href=\"https://gfu.de/en/supervisory-board/\">Supervisory Board</a>                        </div>\n                                            <div class=\"media-text__media-cell\">\n                            <figure class=\"media-text__media-item\">\n                                <img class=\"media-text__image\" src=\"https://gfu.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/gfu-team-2026.webp\" alt=\"Team der GFU bestehend aus Carine Chardon, Marie-Charlotte von Heyking, Jennifer Drechsler und Christian Keul\" width=\"1024\" height=\"947\" load"
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