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Joachim Kaufmann and the "developed culture of cooperation within the Frankfurt Book Fair team complement each other ideally," said Jürgen Boos, who was at the helm of the world's most important book fair for more than two decades, about his successor.
The Frankfurt Book Fair (FKS) will have a new director this autumn. The current director Juergen Boos will be succeeded as the head of the FKS, considered the most important book fair in the world, on September 1 by experienced German publishing manager Joachim Kaufmann, Frankfurt announced.
The Frankfurt Book Fair receives a new managing director: Carlsen publisher Joachim Kaufmann will follow Juergen Boos in autumn 2026.
Frankfurt Book Fair names new CEO | Books+Publishing
Joachim Kaufmann has been named the next president and CEO of the Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse), effective September 2026, reported Publishers Weekly (PW). Kaufmann will take over after this year’s fair, which runs from 7 to 11 October. He succeeds Juergen Boos, who has been CEO since 2005. “As CEO of Carlsen Verlag, the […]
The current leader of Carlsen Verlag (Bonnier Books) will succeed Juergen Boos, who retires after 20 years at the head of the world's first professional fair.
For two decades, Juergen Boos was the face of the Frankfurt Book Fair. The next edition will be his last - then he retires. A successor is already established.
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