Julia Jäkel

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]

Julia Jäkel
Julia Jäkel (2015)
Born (1971-11-13) November 13, 1971
Mainz, Germany
NationalityGerman
Other namesJulia Jäkel-Wickert
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
OccupationCEO of Gruner + Jahr
Spouse(s)Ulrich Wickert

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] In 2018, she canceled the magazine Neon.[29]

Since 2013, Jäkel has been a member of the Group Management Committee of Bertelsmann.[30] 2019, Jäkel became chair of the Bertelsmann Content Alliance, managing the collaboration among all content businesses in Germany.[31]

Other activities

Recognition

Jäkel received the award "Media Manager of the Year" of the German media magazine Kress in 2016,[35] and she was named "Media Woman of the Year" by Horizont the following year.[36] At the 2018 German Media Prizes, Jäkel was named "Media Person of the Year" and presented the award's highest accolade.[37]

References
  1. "Julia Jäkel". Munzinger (in German). January 27, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. Johannes Ritter (September 11, 2013). "Julia Jäkel übernimmt die Führung des Verlags". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  3. Stefanie Widmann (September 20, 2006). "Ausstellung in Berlin: Mit drei guten Tropfen auf die Insel". Wiesbadener Tagblatt (in German).
  4. Armgard Seegers (October 29, 2015). "Der ungewöhnliche und aufregende Weg von Julia Jäkel". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  5. Seegers, Armgard. "Der ungewöhnliche und aufregende Weg von Julia Jäkel" (in German). Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  6. "Frauen im Beruf: Portraits, Zahlen und Fakten" (PDF) (in German). A.T. Kearney. 2013. pp. 16–17. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  7. Christian Meier (November 29, 2011). "Julia Jäkel: Die Verpackungskünstlerin". Meedia (in German). Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  8. Petra Steinkirchner (September 7, 2012). "Vom Azubi zur Chefin". WirtschaftsWoche (in German). Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  9. "Ulrich Wickert hat heimlich geheiratet". Die Welt (in German). March 6, 2003. p. 32.
  10. Ulrike Winter (December 7, 2011). "Ulrich Wickert wird wieder Vater". Rheinische Post (in German).
  11. "Zwillingsglück für Mr. Tagesthemen". Stern (in German). March 24, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  12. Anna-Maria Wallner (April 12, 2013). "Eiserne Lady von Gruner + Jahr". Die Presse (in German). p. 30.
  13. "Die deutsche Financial Times vor dem Start". Der Standard (in German). February 14, 2000. p. 15.
  14. "Die Financial Times lernt deutsch". Basler Zeitung (in German). February 19, 2000.
  15. "Julia Jäkel ist ab sofort Verlagsleiterin Editionen der Financial Times". Deutscher Drucker (in German). March 15, 2001. p. 77.
  16. "Julia Jäkel wird Verlagsleiterin". Die Welt (in German). November 26, 2003. p. 33.
  17. "Teamspielerin ohne Allüren". Horizont (in German). April 15, 2004. p. 14.
  18. "Wie sich bei Gruner + Jahr das Personalkarussell dreht". Welt am Sonntag (in German). August 17, 2008. p. 73.
  19. "Julia Jäkel übernimmt G+J Exclusive & Living". Horizont (in German). July 25, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  20. Christof Bock (September 15, 2012). "Stühlerücken bei Gruner + Jahr". Darmstädter Echo (in German).
  21. Lars Haider, Kai-Hinrich Renner (November 24, 2012). "Ich bin von niemandem Erfüllungsgehilfe". Die Welt (in German). p. 34.
  22. Renner, Lars Haider und Kai-Hinrich. "Jäkel: "Mich berührt das Schicksal dieser Zeitung"" (in German). Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  23. Klaus Boldt (April 10, 2013). "Neue Führung bei Gruner + Jahr". Manager Magazin (in German). Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  24. Caspar Busse (April 10, 2013). "Gruner + Jahr: Alle Macht für Jäkel". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  25. Roland Pimpl (March 28, 2013). "Wette auf die Zukunft". Horizont (in German). p. 1.
  26. Eckart Gienke (September 11, 2013). "Großer Umbau bei Gruner + Jahr". Heilbronner Stimme (in German). p. 25.
  27. "Baumwall auf Kurs". Horizont (in German). April 18, 2013. p. 14.
  28. Evelyn Roll (December 1, 2012). "Druck und Papier: Wie Julia Jäkel den Verlag Gruner + Jahr verändert". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). p. 3.
  29. "Gruner + Jahr: Magazin Neon wird eingestellt". Zeit Online (in German). April 18, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  30. Kai-Hinrich Renner (April 11, 2013). "Ein radikaler Neuanfang". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). p. 15.
  31. Brecht, Katharina (January 29, 2019). "Bertelsmann schmiedet Content Alliance". Horizont (in German). Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  32. Veränderungen im Kuratorium der DFL Stiftung: Tim Bendzko neues Mitglied DFL Foundation, press release of August 4, 2019.
  33. Board of Trustees Stiftung RTL - Wir helfen Kindern.
  34. Board of Trustees University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf.
  35. 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.
  36. "Das sind die Männer und Frauen des Jahres 2017". Horizont (in German). December 20, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  37. Fraunberg, Anja (March 15, 2018). "Julia Jäkel ist die Media-Persönlichkeit des Jahres". W&V (in German). Deutscher Mediapreis 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
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