Julia Jäkel
Julia Jäkel | |
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Julia Jäkel (2017) | |
Born |
Mainz, Germany | November 13, 1971
Nationality | German |
Other names | Julia Jäkel-Wickert |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Occupation | CEO of Gruner + Jahr |
Spouse(s) | Ulrich Wickert |
Julia Jäkel (born November 13, 1971 in Mainz, Germany; married name Julia Jäkel-Wickert) is a German business executive. She has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Gruner + Jahr, one of the largest publishing houses in Europe, since 2013.[1][2]
Life
Jäkel was born to two doctors in Mainz, Germany, in 1971.[3][4] After her Abitur at the Gutenberg School in Wiesbaden, Jäkel studied history, political science, and economics at Heidelberg University and spent a year at Harvard University.[5] In 1996 she completed her studies with an MPhil[6] in International Relations[7] at the University of Cambridge.[8]
Jäkel has been married to journalist Ulrich Wickert since 2003,[9][10] and they have a pair of twins.[11]
Career
In 1997, Jäkel completed the Bertelsmann Entrepreneurs Program before transferring to Gruner + Jahr.[4][12] In 1999, she joined the team that established the Financial Times Deutschland,[13] first as Deputy Managing Editor,[14] later becoming Publishing Director of Financial Times Deutschland Editions.[15] Jäkel was promoted to Publishing Director of Brigitte magazine group in 2004.[5][16][17]
Beginning in 2008, Jäkel held several management positions of Gruner + Jahr publishing groups and was in charge of National Geographic Deutschland.[18][19] In 2012, Jäkel was appointed to the executive board of Gruner + Jahr.[20] One of her first decisions was to shut down the loss-making Financial Times Deutschland.[21][22] Six months after joining the Board, she took over full the chairman position of the executive board.[23][24] She has said she will put emphasis on journalism, invested in the digital presence and improved relations with Bertelsmann.[25][26][27] Under her leadership, the publishing house invested a lot in digital products.[28] Jäkel is a member of the group management committee of Bertelsmann.[29] In 2018, she canceled the magazine Neon.[30]
Jäkel received the award "Media Manager of the Year" of the German media magazine Kress in 2016,[31] and she was named "Media Woman of the Year" by Horizont the following year.[32] At the 2018 German Media Prizes, Jäkel was named "Media Person of the Year" and presented the award's highest accolade.[33]
References
- ↑ "Julia Jäkel". Munzinger (in German). January 27, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ↑ Johannes Ritter (September 11, 2013). "Julia Jäkel übernimmt die Führung des Verlags". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ↑ Stefanie Widmann (September 20, 2006). "Ausstellung in Berlin: Mit drei guten Tropfen auf die Insel". Wiesbadener Tagblatt (in German).
- 1 2 Armgard Seegers (October 29, 2015). "Der ungewöhnliche und aufregende Weg von Julia Jäkel". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- 1 2 Seegers, Armgard. "Der ungewöhnliche und aufregende Weg von Julia Jäkel" (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ↑ "Frauen im Beruf: Portraits, Zahlen und Fakten" (PDF) (in German). A.T. Kearney. 2013. pp. 16–17. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ Christian Meier (November 29, 2011). "Julia Jäkel: Die Verpackungskünstlerin". Meedia (in German). Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ↑ Petra Steinkirchner (September 7, 2012). "Vom Azubi zur Chefin". WirtschaftsWoche (in German). Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Ulrich Wickert hat heimlich geheiratet". Die Welt (in German). March 6, 2003. p. 32.
- ↑ Ulrike Winter (December 7, 2011). "Ulrich Wickert wird wieder Vater". Rheinische Post (in German).
- ↑ "Zwillingsglück für Mr. Tagesthemen". Stern (in German). 24 March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ Anna-Maria Wallner (April 12, 2013). "Eiserne Lady von Gruner + Jahr". Die Presse (in German). p. 30.
- ↑ "Die deutsche Financial Times vor dem Start". Der Standard (in German). February 14, 2000. p. 15.
- ↑ "Die Financial Times lernt deutsch". Basler Zeitung (in German). February 19, 2000.
- ↑ "Julia Jäkel ist ab sofort Verlagsleiterin Editionen der Financial Times". Deutscher Drucker (in German). March 15, 2001. p. 77.
- ↑ "Julia Jäkel wird Verlagsleiterin". Die Welt (in German). November 26, 2003. p. 33.
- ↑ "Teamspielerin ohne Allüren". Horizont (in German). April 15, 2004. p. 14.
- ↑ "Wie sich bei Gruner + Jahr das Personalkarussell dreht". Welt am Sonntag (in German). August 17, 2008. p. 73.
- ↑ "Julia Jäkel übernimmt G+J Exclusive & Living". Horizont (in German). July 25, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ↑ Christof Bock (September 15, 2012). "Stühlerücken bei Gruner + Jahr". Darmstädter Echo (in German).
- ↑ Lars Haider, Kai-Hinrich Renner (November 24, 2012). "Ich bin von niemandem Erfüllungsgehilfe". Die Welt (in German). p. 34.
- ↑ Renner, Lars Haider und Kai-Hinrich. "Jäkel: "Mich berührt das Schicksal dieser Zeitung"" (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ↑ Klaus Boldt (April 10, 2013). "Neue Führung bei Gruner + Jahr". Manager Magazin (in German). Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ↑ Caspar Busse (April 10, 2013). "Gruner + Jahr: Alle Macht für Jäkel". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ Roland Pimpl (March 28, 2013). "Wette auf die Zukunft". Horizont (in German). p. 1.
- ↑ Eckart Gienke (September 11, 2013). "Großer Umbau bei Gruner + Jahr". Heilbronner Stimme (in German). p. 25.
- ↑ "Baumwall auf Kurs". Horizont (in German). April 18, 2013. p. 14.
- ↑ Evelyn Roll (December 1, 2012). "Druck und Papier: Wie Julia Jäkel den Verlag Gruner + Jahr verändert". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). p. 3.
- ↑ Kai-Hinrich Renner (April 11, 2013). "Ein radikaler Neuanfang". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). p. 15.
- ↑ "Gruner + Jahr: Magazin "Neon" wird eingestellt". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ↑ Markus Wiegand (December 8, 2016). "Die „kress"-Leser haben entschieden: Julia Jäkel, Giovanni di Lorenzo und Nora Beckershaus sind die Branchenbesten 2016". Kress News (in German). Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Das sind die Männer und Frauen des Jahres 2017". Horizont (in German). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ Fraunberg, Anja (15 March 2018). "Julia Jäkel ist die Media-Persönlichkeit des Jahres". W&V (in German). Deutscher Mediapreis 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
External links
- Executive Board, official website of Gruner + Jahr