Daniel Schöningh, Chairman of the Board
CEO, Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Munich

Dr. Laurent Fischer, Deputy Chairman
Managing Publisher, Nordbayerischer Kurier Zeitungsverlag GmbH, Bayreuth
(until 1.7.2025)

Valdo Lehari jr., Deputy Chairman
Publisher and Managing Director, Reutlinger General-Anzeiger Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Reutlingen

Dr. Stephan Kolschen, Secretary
Managing Partner, Ernst Brune GmbH & Co. 
Kommanditgesellschaft, Wilhelmshaven

Eva-Maria Bauch
CEO, Mediengruppe Oberfranken, Bamberg
(from 3.12.2025)

Julia Becker
Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board, FUNKE Mediengruppe, Essen

Herbert Dachs
CEO, Medienholding Süd GmbH und Neue Pressegesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Ulm

Renate Dempfle
Managing Director, Main-Post, Würzburg

Thomas Düffert
Chairman of the Management Board,
MADSACK Mediengruppe, Hanover

Julia Jäkel
Media Manager, Hamburg

Joachim Knuth
Intendant, NDR, Hamburg
(until 30.8.2025)

Hendrik Lünenborg
Intendant, NDR, Hamburg
(from 1.9.2025)

Frank Mahlberg
Chief Operating Officer BILD-Gruppe,
Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH, Berlin

Marco Maier
Managing Director, Radio/Tele FFH GmbH & Co, Betriebs-KG, Bad Vilbel

Holger Martens
Managing Director, Rheinpfalz Verlag und Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen

Bettina Schausten
Editor-in-Chief and Head of Main Editorial Office News, ZDF, Mainz

Dr. Nadja Scholz
Programming Director, Deutsche Welle, Berlin

Achim Twardy
Hamburg

Birgit Wentzien
Editor-in-Chief, Deutschlandfunk, Cologne
(until 31.12.2025)

Johannes Werle
Chairman of the Management Board, Rheinische Post Mediengruppe GmbH, Düsseldorf

David Brandstätter
Würzburg

Karlheinz Röthemeier
Munich

The members of the supervisory board do not receive any remuneration.