lebenslauf: Günther Krumminga
Publisher, DATELINE AMERICA PUBLISHING, New York
1997 - 2004
Founded an information and consultancy service providing foreign magazine publishers and their senior executives weekly overviews of developments in the U.S. magazine industry. The company gathered and filtered industry information, and distributed the newsletter datelineAmerica:Magazines! electronically and via broadcast fax to subscribers in Europe.
Vice President and Managing Editor, BURDA MEDIA INC., New York
1983 - 1997
Managed corporate and editorial divisions of the New York office of this German media conglomerate, providing services to 21 consumer magazines published by the company. Served as Special Projects Director at Summer and Winter Olympics, and at other global events in North and Central America, Canada and South Korea. As Vice President of the New York office, responsible for a $10 million, cost control and personnel planning. Initiated and developed innovative guidance for the company’s expansion into New Media markets, negotiated license agreements with American publishers, and represented the firm at major trade conferences.
U.S. Representative, FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE MAGAZIN, New York
1979 - 1983
Provided editorial services for the weekend magazine of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany’s most prestigious daily. During the same time period, worked as freelance journalist for a variety of German publications, among them Stern, Bunte and Cinema.
Researcher/Reporter, GRUNER + JAHR AG & CO., Hamburg, Germany
1973 - 1979
Produced research and reporting for thirteen magazines published by G+J, the publishing subsidiary of the Bertelsmann media conglomerate, among them consumer magazines Geo and Stern, as well as for the newsweekly Die Zeit.
Education and Additional Skills:
University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Post-graduate studies in Political Science and English
College of Economics, Wilhemshaven, Germany
MBA - Major: Operations Research/Network
U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
Certified German-Language Translator
kurztext: Native German speaker; professional, soothing, distinct middle age voice
Kurzbeschreibung in englisch: Native German speaker; professional, soothing, distinct middle age voice