Funke media group: publisher Julia Becker provokes a revolt

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Regentin

:

the Funke media group's supervisory board

since the beginning of 2018

Photo: Axel Heimken / dpa / picture alliance

For many years the Funke and Brost publishing families in Essen were considered to be the rowdiest in their branch.

Around the "Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" (WAZ) they had created a media empire from Essen and thus had considerable fortunes, both of which are among the 500 richest Germans.

But internally, they argued incessantly over money and power.

Mistrust and resentment reigned in their 50:50 operation.

Since 2012 the Grotkamps, one of the three Funke tribes that bought shares in the Brosts, the situation was actually considered to have been resolved.

Since 2013 the company has operated as the Funke media group.

But since the founding granddaughter

(47) took over the chairmanship of the supervisory board at the beginning of 2018, there was quickly new gossip.

After Julia Becker's reign for three years, insiders now describe the situation between the shareholders as "worse than ever".

The latest escalation: The three Funke managing directors

(53),

(59) and

(53) asked their executives in writing to give them "information about any appointments between employees and members of the Society's Committee" the "Berliner Zeitung" reported it first.

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