Kai Diekmann
Born 27.6.1964 in Ravensburg, Germany
1983: Abitur in Bielefeld
1983 - 1985: military service
1985 - 1987: trainee at publishing house Axel Springer AG in Hamburg, Bonn, New York
1987 - 1989: parliamentary correspondent for the newspapers BILD and BILD am SONNTAG, Bonn
1989 - 1991: executive reporter for Bunte magazine, Munich
1991 - 1992: deputy editor of the newspaper B.Z., Berlin
1992 - 1997: deputy editor of the newspaper BILD, Hamburg
1997 - 1998: author for Axel Springer AG
1998 - 2000: editor-in-chief of the sunday-newspaper WELT am SONNTAG
2001 - 12/2016: editor-in-chief of BILD, Publisher of BILD and BILD am SONNTAG
Since 2001: head of charity organisation BILD hilft e.V. – „Ein Herz für Kinder“
Since 2004: independent board member Hürriyet
2007 - 12/2016: executive director BILD.de
2007 - 12/2016: editorial director BILD-group
Since 2011: non-executive Director of Times Newspapers Holdings Limited
2012 - 2013: ten month stay in Silicon Valley (USA) to investigate digital projects and business models on behalf of Axel Springer AG.
11/2013 - 12/2016: publisher B.Z.