Jump to menu Back to the top Ownership Structure The German Press Agency dpa is a private limited liability company under German law (GmbH) with 174 German shareholders (newspaper and magazine publication houses, publishers, broadcasting cooperations and media groups). No shareholder may hold up more than 1.5 per cent of its total capital, with a maximum of 25 % of share capital being held by broadcasters. This ensures that no single shareholder can exert a dominating influence on the company. In 2020, dpa's core company turnover (i.e. excluding subsidiaries and shares) amounted to 93,9 million Euros. The operating principles of the company are defined by the shareholders at their general meetings. Supervisory Board dpa is the news agency of German media The Supervisory Board at dpa represents a cross-section of shareholders from the regional publishing houses, ranging from newspaper associations to large broadcasting companies. Its role is to supervise the management, business operations and editorial staff. The Supervisory Board currently consists of 16 members. Each member, who is elected at a shareholders' meeting, serves for three years. DavidBrandstätter (Main-Post, Wuerzburg) has been the Chairman of the Board since 2014. Members of the Supervisory Board David Brandstätter Managing Director, Main-Post GmbH & Co. KG, Würzburg CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Dr. Laurent Fischer Managing Publisher, Nordbayerischer Kurier, Bayreuth DEPUTY CHAIRMAN Valdo Lehari jr. Publisher & Managing Director, Reutlinger General-Anzeiger Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Reutlingen DEPUTY CHAIRMAN Gerda Meuer Managing Director of Programming, Deutsche Welle, Bonn and Berlin Herbert Dachs Managing Director, Medienholding Süd GmbH, Stuttgart Thomas Düffert Chairman of the Management Board, MADSACK Mediengruppe, Hannover Dr. Peter Frey Editor-in-Chief, ZDF, Mainz Julia Jäkel Hamburg Joachim Knuth Radio Program Director, NDR, Hamburg Dr. Stephan Kolschen Publishing Director, Brune-Mettcker Druck- und Verlags-GmbH, Wilhelmshaven Holger Martens Managing Director, Rheinpfalz Verlag und Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen Christian Nienhaus Managing Director, News Media Print, Axel Springer SE, Berlin Daniel Schöningh Managing Director, Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München Achim Twardy Hamburg Birgit Wentzien Editor-in-Chief, Deutschlandfunk, Köln Johannes Werle Chairman of the Management Board, Rheinisch-Bergische Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Düsseldorf Honorary Chairman Karlheinz Röthemeier Executive Board The Executive Board and Editorial Management steer the company with the goals of providing customers with high-quality journalism products and ensuring journalistic independence through financial success. Executive Board members and the Editor-in-Chief all directly respond to the Supervisory Board. The Executive Board consists of President Chief Executive Officer Peter Kropsch and Deputy Managing Directors Matthias Mahn and Andreas Schmidt. Matthias Mahn is in charge of the Human Resources and Legal Affairs, while Andreas Schmidt is responsible for Finance, Logistics and IT. Power of attorney is held by Thorsten Matthies, Head of Marketing and Sales. Norbert Schmidt-Banasch is Chief Technology Officer (CTO). President & CEO Peter Kropsch President & CEO View curriculum vitae Senior Vice Presidents Matthias Mahn Senior Vice President, Head of Human Resources and Legal View curriculum vitae Andreas Schmidt Senior Vice President, Head of Finance, Logistics and IT View curriculum vitae Editorial Management The quality of dpa's news coverage is measured by its ability to fulfill three key criteria: independence, reliability and promptness. The German Press Agency's Editorial Management represents dpa as Germany's largest news agency and as one of the leading editorial departments worldwide. Its members are responsible for some 1,000 salaried journalistic staff stationed around the world and they ensure that standards of editorial excellence are maintained. Editor-in-Chief Sven Gösmann Editor-in-Chief View curriculum vitae Deputy Editor-in-Chief Antje Homburger Deputy Editor-in-Chief View curriculum vitae Silke Brüggemeier Deputy Editor-in-Chief View curriculum vitae Jutta Steinhoff Deputy Editor-in-Chief View curriculum vitae Contact Do you have questions concerning dpa, our products or are you looking for support? Find the right contact person here. Get in touch Any questions? Are you interested in additional product information? We are keen to hear from you and we will get to you as soon as possible. Your message About dpa FAQ Facts & figures Blog Media relations Annual report Press contact Contact us Editorial Desk Sales Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Contact Deutsch English Español العربية Privacy Policy Imprint © 2021 dpa GmbH