Wolfram Weimer becomes Focus editor-in-chief
Wolfram Weimer, the founder of Cicero and former editor-in-chief of *Die Welt*, will become editor-in-chief of *Focus* starting in the fall of 201. The 44-year-old will replace Helmut Markwort at the helm of the news magazine he founded in 1993.
As of September 1, 2010, Weimer will take on an equal dual leadership role with Editor-in-Chief Uli Baur and will share responsibility for the magazine with him, as Focus online writes on Thursday.
Markwort will hand over the editorship as of October 1, 2010 and will be the "first journalist to fulfill his Management Board contract, which runs until December 31, 2010, with responsibility for Focus, Broadcast, Milchstrasse publishing group and Playboy." His publishing responsibilities will then be integrated into the Domestic Publishing division of the Executive Board as of January 1, 2011 and will be the responsibility of Philipp Welte. Founding editor-in-chief Helmut Markwort will remain publisher of the news magazine Focus beyond this period.
Markwort will hand over the editorship as of October 1, 2010 and will be the "first journalist to fulfill his Management Board contract, which runs until December 31, 2010, with responsibility for Focus, Broadcast, Milchstrasse publishing group and Playboy." His publishing responsibilities will then be integrated into the Domestic Publishing division of the Executive Board as of January 1, 2011 and will be the responsibility of Philipp Welte. Founding editor-in-chief Helmut Markwort will remain publisher of the news magazine Focus beyond this period.
