Overview
- Axel Springer said Helge Fuhst will take the new chair of editors-in-chief for the Premium Group at the earliest possible date and simultaneously serve as editor in chief of the Welt group.
- The Premium Group brings together Welt, Politico Deutschland and Business Insider Deutschland under coordinated leadership to sharpen political and business coverage.
- Gordon Repinski at Politico Deutschland and Moritz Seyffarth at Business Insider Deutschland remain in their posts and will report to Fuhst, while Ulf Poschardt stays on as publisher.
- Jan Philipp Burgard resigned with immediate effect for health reasons after a serious in-flight medical incident and subsequent examinations at Berlin’s Charité, and he is taking a leave.
- CEO Mathias Döpfner praised Fuhst’s credentials and said the unit is well positioned for the 2026 super election year, noting recent public-broadcaster talent moving to Springer such as presenter Constantin Schreiber.