Mathias Döpfner
German businessman and journalist (born 1963)
Mathias Döpfner (born 15 January 1963) is a German businessman, author, art collector, and journalist. He is the CEO of media group Axel Springer SE and, together with Friede Springer, holds 95% of the share in the company.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Mathias Döpfner (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Jan 15, 1963.1
About
From 2016 to 2022 he was president of the Federal Association of Digital Publishers and Newspaper Publishers (BDZV).
After working as editor-in-chief for several newspapers, he joined the management board of Axel Springer SE in 2000. Friede Springer, head of the media group and widow of founder Axel Springer, designated Döpfner as her successor in 2020 and gave voting rights and shares valued at over 1 billion Euros to him in 2021.
From Wikipedia’s article on Mathias Döpfner, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Netflix, Inc.Board member 2018 to now3
- Axel Springer SEChair 2013 to now4
In the news
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- Telegraph owner poised to make newsroom job cuts in investment promise U-turnThe Guardian US, left, Oct 10, 2026…in the English-speaking world”. Axel Springer, the German media company overseen by its billionaire chief executive, Mathias Döpfner, is understood to be examining proposals that would make between 50 and 100 journalists redundant. A source…
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- 1WikidataMathias Döpfner on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMathias Döpfner on Wikipedia
- 3Wikidata and SEC EDGARNetflix, Inc., Board member
- 4WikidataAxel Springer SE, Chair