After a 20-year career at Burda, Jürgen Schlott, Executive Director at BurdaForward, is leaving the company amicably and at his own request on February 28, 2025.
As a member of the management board at BurdaForward, he is responsible for the expansion of distribution channels and transaction-based business models alongside brands such as CHIP.de. Following his departure, his responsibilities will be taken over by the other members of the digital publisher's Management Board.
With his great expertise and remarkable entrepreneurial drive, Jürgen Schlott has made a significant contribution to the growth of our portals and business. I would like to thank him very much for the many years of trusting and friendly cooperation and wish him all the best in his future professional endeavors.“
The last 20 years at BurdaForward have been an extraordinary journey for me - both personally and professionally. We have achieved a lot together and I am grateful for the many exciting projects I have been able to work on during this dynamic time. I would like to thank my colleagues and partners for the enriching collaboration and mutual respect.“
Jürgen Schlott began his career at BurdaForward (formerly Tomorrow Focus Media) in 2005, where he held various management positions in the areas of research & analytics, SEO and social media for the Burda subsidiary's digital portals. As portal manager of the new licensed brand The Weather Channel, he successfully established the weather offering in Germany in 2015. In 2016, he took over entrepreneurial responsibility for the FOCUS online, Finanzen100 and Netmoms brands as Managing Director of FOCUS online Group GmbH.
