Bastei Lübbe AG appointed Mathis Gerkensmeyer (41) as a new member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He succeeds Joachim Herbst, who did not renew his contract, expiring July 31, 2023. Mr. Gerkensmeyer will join the publishing house on September 1, 2023.

After graduating in business administration from the University of Cologne with a focus on media management, corporate finance, and media economics, Mathis Gerkensmeyer began his professional career at Axel Springer SE, Hamburg/Berlin, in 2009. He held various positions in the company's digitalisation strategy, most recently as Senior Investment Manager responsible for new and existing company investments in the digital portfolio. At the portfolio company Runtastic GmbH, he took on the role of Head of Finance in 2015.

The Austrian company specialises in the development and operation of mobile apps in the fitness sector and has been part of adidas AG since August 2015. As part of his professional development, Mathis Gerkensmeyer was appointed to the Executive Board as CFO in 2019.