Julia Jäkel
Julia Jäkel (2020)
Born (1971-11-13) November 13, 1971
Mainz, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Alma mater
Years active1997–present
Known forChief Executive Officer of Gruner + Jahr (2012–2021)
Board member of
SpouseUlrich Wickert
Children2
Awards
  • Media Manager of the Year, 2016 (Kress Media)
  • Media Woman of the Year, 2017 (Horizont, 2017)
  • Media Personality of the Year, 2018 (W&V)
Websitejuliajaekel.de

Julia Jäkel (born November 13, 1971, in Mainz) is a German business executive and publisher.[1] She serves as non-executive director of several companies. From 2012 to 2021, Jäkel was Chief Executive Officer of Gruner + Jahr and a member of the Bertelsmann Group Management Committee.[2][3] She also chaired the Bertelsmann Content Alliance.[4][5] Jäkel is a widely known promoter of diverse leadership.[6]

Early life and education

Jäkel studied history, political science, and economics at Heidelberg University and Harvard University. She holds an MPhil in International relations from the University of Cambridge.[7][8]

Career

In 1997, Jäkel completed the Bertelsmann Entrepreneurs Program and joined Gruner + Jahr, where she rose through the ranks.[9] In 2012, Jäkel was appointed to the Executive Board, taking responsibility for the German business,[10] and a few months later, she became chief executive officer of Gruner + Jahr. At the beginning of her term, she discontinued the Financial Times Deutschland of which she had been a member of the founding team for five years. She reorganized the portfolio, focusing on Germany and France.[11][12] Jäkel led the digital transformation, promoted creativity and multiplied digital revenues.[13][14] She broke up hierarchies and outdated management structures, and made the publisher more efficient.[15]

Jäkel became a member of the Bertelsmann Group Management Committee in 2013 and chaired the Bertelsmann Content Alliance right from its start in 2019, coordinating all content businesses of Bertelsmann in Germany.[16] In 2021, Jäkel left both Gruner + Jahr and Bertelsmann at her own request.[17][18]

In 2023, Jäkel was appointed by Germany’s state governments as a member of an expert group advising on a reform of country’s public broadcasting.[19]

Recognition

Jäkel received awards for her entrepreneurial and journalistic engagement.[20][21]

Other activities

Corporate boards

Non-profit organizations

References

  1. ↑ "Julia Jäkel". Munzinger (in German). January 27, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Devillers, Sonia (November 10, 2020). "Rolf Heinz, président du groupe Prisma Media". France Inter (in French). Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ Renault, Enguérand (July 10, 2016). "Prisma lancera Business Insider en France en septembre" [Prisma to launch Business Insider in France in September]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ Bialek, Catrin (January 30, 2019). "Julia Jäkel: Verlagschefin wacht über alle Inhalte" [Julia Jäkel: Publishing director watches over all content]. Handelsblatt (in German).
  5. ↑ "Die Dirigentin" [The conductor]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). February 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ Buchhorn, Eva. "Die Bestenliste 2020: Die 100 einflussreichsten Frauen der deutschen Wirtschaft" [The 2020 Best List: The 100 Most Influential Women in German Business]. manager-magazin.de (in German). Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  7. ↑ Meier, Christian (November 29, 2011). "Julia Jäkel: die Verpackungskünstlerin" [Julia Jäkel: the packaging artist] (in German). Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ Steinkirchner, Peter. "Julia Jäkel – Vorstand von Gruner+Jahr: Vom Azubi zur Chefin" [Julia Jäkel – Gruner+Jahr Executive Board member: From trainee to boss]. Wirtschaftswoche (in German). Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Frau am Steuer". Der Tagesspiegel. September 6, 2012.
  10. ↑ Hanfeld, Michael. "Neue Spitze bei Gruner + Jahr: Sie ist in diesem Bund die Erste und Dritte" [New top at Gruner + Jahr: She's first and third in this bunch]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  11. ↑ Woitier, Chloé (June 24, 2018). "Rolf Heinz: "Prisma Media devient de plus en plus un groupe audiovisuel"" [Rolf Heinz: "Prisma Media is becoming more and more an audiovisual group]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  12. ↑ Thierry Wojciak, Frédéric Roy (2017). "Les Gafa sonst surinvestis en publicité". CB News.
  13. ↑ Deboute, Alexandre (May 25, 2020). "Medias et Publicité". Le Figaro.
  14. ↑ "Gruner+Jahr to transform itself in to 'house of content". Financial Times. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  15. ↑ Jäkel, Julia (2019). "Entschlossen, mutig, aber nicht rücksichtslos" [Determined, courageous, but not reckless.]. Harvard Business Manager (in German). Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Unter Vorsitz von Julia Jäkel: Bertelsmann schmiedet Content Alliance" [Chaired by Julia Jäkel: Bertelsmann forges Content Alliance]. horizont.net (in German). Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  17. ↑ Hanfeld, Michael. "Julia Jäkel verlässt G + J: Abschied in Freundschaft" [Julia Jäkel leaves G + J: Farewell in friendship]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Julia Jäkel verlässt Gruner + Jahr" [Julia Jäkel leaves Gruner + Jahr.]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). March 31, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  19. ↑ Michael Hanfeld (10 March 2023), Reform von ARD und ZDF: Das ist ein Arbeitsgrüppchen Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
  20. ↑ "Julia Jäkel, Giovanni di Lorenzo und Nora Beckershaus sind die Branchenbesten 2016" (in German). Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Horizont Award: Das sind die Männer und Frauen des Jahres 2017" (in German). Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  22. ↑ Google Cloud establishes European Advisory Board Google Cloud Platform, press release of 21 May 2022.
  23. ↑ Advisory Council German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.