Markus Dohle (born 28 June 1968) is a German businessperson. He was the chief executive officer of Penguin Random House from July 2013 to December 2022.
Markus Dohle | |
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 Dohle in 2017 | |
| Born | 28 June 1968 |
| Education | University of Karlsruhe |
| Employer | Penguin Random House (2013–2022) |
Early life and education
editMarkus Dohle was born on 28 June 1968 in Arnsberg.[1] He attended the University of Karlsruhe,[1] where he studied industrial engineering and management.[2]
Career
editAs of 2005, Dohle headed Mohn Media-Gruppe, a Bertelsmann subsidiary.[3] He became an executive at Arvato in 2006.[3]
Dohle headed the printing division at Bertelsmann, Random House's parent company, before moving to Random House.[4] Dohle was named the CEO of Random House in 2008, before its merger with Penguin Books.[4][5] Dohle was considered an "outsider" when he became CEO of Random House;[4][6] although he had experience in the printing industry, he had not worked on the editorial side of publishing.[7] Dohle supervised the 2013 merger of Penguin and Random House.[7] He became CEO on 1 July 2013.[2]
In September 2021, Dohle gave the opening speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair.[8] Discussing a proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, Dohle said that the merger's aim was to "create the future of books".[8]
On 9 December 2022, Dohle announced his departure from Penguin Random House. He was succeeded by interim CEO Nihar Malaviya, effective 1 January 2023.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b International Who's Who of Authors & Writers 2010. Routledge; Europa Publications. 2009. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-85743-528-3. ISSN 1740-018X. OCLC 318414700.
- ^ a b "Markus Dohle - Chief Executive Officer of Penguin Random House". Bertelsmann. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Arvato: 37-Jähriger wird Vorstand". Manager Magazin (in German). 19 October 2005. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Rich, Motoko (21 May 2008). "Publishing Outsider Picked to Head Random House". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Hintermeier, Hannes (21 May 2008). "Neuer Chef bei Random House: Ein Außenseiter wird Spitzenreiter". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A.; Esterl, Mike (20 May 2008). "Industry Outsider to Run Random House". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b Buck, Tobias (29 March 2019). "Markus Dohle, book publisher who placed $65m bet on Obamas". Financial Times. ProQuest 2199586518. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b Facchini, Talita. "Markus Dohle inaugura o Frankfurt Studio". PublishNews (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Albanese, Andrew (9 December 2022). "Markus Dohle Steps Down as Penguin Random House CEO". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
