Management and editorial heads ensure customers are supplied with editorial content to the highest journalistic standard, with the economic success of the company acting as the guarantor of editorial independence.

The management executive consists of at least two managing directors one of whom holds the chairmanship. They are Chief Executive Officer Malte von Trotha and Senior Vice President Michael Segbers.

Editor-in-chief is Dr. Wilm Herlyn. Members of the editorial management are also Heinz-Rudolf Othmerding, Michael Ludewig and Bernd von Jutrczenka.

The managing directors and the editor-in-chief are directly responsible to the board of directors.

Managing directors, vice presidents and editors-in-chief are appointed by the board of directors.