Foundation Council


Burkhard Jung Burkhard Jung

(Chairman), born March 4, 1958 at Siegen.
Lord Mayor of the City of Leipzig

Andreas Koch Andreas Koch

(1nd Vice Chairman), born August 27, 1962 at Köln

Dr. Frieder Schäuble Dr. Frieder Schäuble

(2nd Vice Chairman), born August 25, 1937 at Tübingen
Lawyer

Günter Bentele Prof. Günter Bentele

born March 24, 1948 at Heimenkirch/Allgäu
Institute of Communication and Media Studies, Chair of Public Relations at the University of Leipzig

Martin Bücher Martin Bücher

born May 11, 1962 at Neuss

Kölmel Dr. Michael Kölmel

born January 31, 1954 at Karlsruhe. former CEO Kinowelt GmbH

Radestock Bernd Radestock

born December 18, 1942. former Head of management Leipziger Volkszeitung

Wolfgang Vietze Wolfgang Vietze

born November 2, 1946 at Zittau
TV-Director of the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk

Rolf Westermann Rolf Westermann

born March 15, 1961 at Leonberg-Eltingen.
Head of the dpa-Office for the Neue Laender

Dieter Zimmer Dieter Zimmer

born December 18, 1939 at Leipzig (escape to West-Berlin at 1953).
TV journalist and author; Chief editor of “Documentations and Reports” at the editorial head office of domestic policy of the ZDF; Golden Adolf-Grimme-Prize at 1988; Author of numerous non-fiction and fiction books.