> **Mathias Döpfner** (born 15 January 1963) is a German businessman and journalist. He is the CEO and 22% owner of media group [[Axel Springer SE]]. From 2016 to 2022 he served as president of the [[Federal Association of Digital Publishers and Newspaper Publishers]] (BDZV). > > After working as editor-in-chief for several newspapers, he joined the management board of [[Axel Springer SE]] in 2000. [[Friede Springer]], head of the media group and widow of founder Axel Springer, designated Döpfner as her successor in 2020 and gave voting rights and shares valued at over 1 billion Euros to him in 2021. > > [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathias%20D%C3%B6pfner)