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Julia Jäkel
Julia Jäkel (2020)
Born(1971-11-13)November 13, 1971(age 52)
Mainz,West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Alma mater
Years active1997–present
Known forChief Executive Officer ofGruner + Jahr(2012–2021)
Board member of
SpouseUlrich Wickert
Children2
Awards
  • Media Manager of the Year, 2016 (Kress Media[de])
  • Media Woman of the Year, 2017 (Horizont,2017)
  • Media Personality of the Year, 2018 (W&V[de])
Websitejuliajaekel.de

Julia Jäkel(born November 13, 1971, inMainz) is a German business executive and publisher.[1]She serves asnon-executive directorof several companies. From 2012 to 2021, Jäkel was Chief Executive Officer ofGruner + Jahrand a member of theBertelsmannGroup Management Committee.[2][3]She also chaired the Bertelsmann Content Alliance.[4][5]Jäkel is a widely known promoter of diverseleadership.[6]

Early life and education

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Jäkel studied history, political science, and economics atHeidelberg UniversityandHarvard University.She holds an MPhil inInternational relationsfrom theUniversity of Cambridge.[7][8]

Career

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In 1997, Jäkel completed theBertelsmannEntrepreneurs Program and joined Gruner + Jahr, where she rose through the ranks.[9]In 2012, Jäkel was appointed to theExecutive 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 theFinancial Times Deutschlandof 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led thedigital transformation,promoted creativity and multiplied digital revenues.[13][14]She broke up hierarchies and outdated management structures, and made the publisher more efficient.[15]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

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

Other activities

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Corporate boards

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Non-profit organizations

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References

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  1. ^"Julia Jäkel".Munzinger(in German). January 27, 2015.RetrievedOctober 1,2016.
  2. ^Devillers, Sonia (November 10, 2020)."Rolf Heinz, président du groupe Prisma Media".France Inter(in French).RetrievedJune 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).RetrievedJune 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).RetrievedJune 4,2021.
  7. ^Meier, Christian (November 29, 2011)."Julia Jäkel: die Verpackungskünstlerin"[Julia Jäkel: the packaging artist] (in German).RetrievedJune 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).RetrievedJune 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).ISSN0174-4909.RetrievedJune 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).RetrievedJune 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.RetrievedJune 4,2021.
  15. ^Jäkel, Julia (2019)."Entschlossen, mutig, aber nicht rücksichtslos"[Determined, courageous, but not reckless.].Harvard Business Manager(in German).RetrievedMay 20,2021.
  16. ^"Unter Vorsitz von Julia Jäkel: Bertelsmann schmiedet Content Alliance"[Chaired by Julia Jäkel: Bertelsmann forges Content Alliance].horizont.net(in German).RetrievedJune 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).ISSN0174-4909.RetrievedJune 4,2021.
  18. ^"Julia Jäkel verlässt Gruner + Jahr"[Julia Jäkel leaves Gruner + Jahr.].Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung(in German). March 31, 2021.RetrievedJune 5,2021.
  19. ^Michael Hanfeld (10 March 2023),Reform von ARD und ZDF: Das ist ein ArbeitsgrüppchenFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
  20. ^"Julia Jäkel, Giovanni di Lorenzo und Nora Beckershaus sind die Branchenbesten 2016"(in German).RetrievedMay 23,2021.
  21. ^"Horizont Award: Das sind die Männer und Frauen des Jahres 2017"(in German).RetrievedMay 23,2021.
  22. ^Annual General Meeting approves increased dividend of €15 per shareMunich Re,press release of 25 April 2024.
  23. ^Google Cloud establishes European Advisory BoardGoogle Cloud Platform,press release of 21 May 2022.
  24. ^Advisory CouncilGerman Cancer Research Center(DKFZ).
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