Holger Eckstein studied economics at the University of Duisburg. He then obtained his Master of Business Administration from Indiana University, Pennsylvania (USA). He also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.

From 1990 to 1995, Eckstein worked in Corporate Controlling/Mergers & Acquisitions at the chemicals and pharmaceutical company Hoechst AG. He then joined Hubert Burda Media as Director Corporate Controlling. Six years later, he became managing director of Burda Services. Eckstein was appointed to the Executive Board of Hubert Burda Media in 2009 and has been CFO of Burda Equity and Burda Media since 1 June 2025.

Dr Maximilian Preisser studied law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and at the University of Oxford. After obtaining his doctorate at Bucerius Law School and working as a solicitor in Hamburg, he joined Hubert Burda Media in 2017. There he took on various legal management roles and was appointed General Counsel in 2020. In 2022, he was elected to the Supervisory Board of HolidayCheck Group AG, in 2023 to the Supervisory Board of IhreApotheken GmbH & Co. KGaA, and in 2025 to the Supervisory Board of New Work SE. In 2026, he was appointed to the Executive Board for equity investments, M&A, legal, compliance and sustainability.

Lydia Rullkötter studied business administration at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management as well as in Paris and Toronto. She began her professional career at the international management consultancy McKinsey & Company. Since 2012, she has held various management positions at Hubert Burda Media. She initially served as Director of Finance & Operations at Burda Intermedia Publishing, then as Director of Corporate Controlling at the holding company, and took over as Managing Director of Burda Services in 2022. Most recently, she served as Co-CEO of Burda Forward, where she played a key role in shaping the strategic and economic development of the digital publishing business. In 2026, she will succeed Holger Eckstein as CFO.

Christian Teichmann joined the executive board of Hubert Burda Media in 2026, heading up the newly formed area Venture & Networks. In this role, he oversees Burda Principal Investments (BPI), the DLD conference network, and the development of new growth areas.
Since 2015, he has built the international investments unit, Burda Principal Investments (BPI), as managing director and CEO. Under his leadership, BPI has partnered with visionary entrepreneurs at companies such as Bloom & Wild, Moneybox, Nord Security, and Vinted. Before joining Burda, Christian held investment banking roles at Lazard and Greenhill—then helped technology, media, and telecommunications companies build their businesses through growth and investment strategies as a partner at Solon Management Consulting. 
 
In addition to his position on the Burda executive board, Christian continues as CEO of BPI and is currently part of the supervisory boards of Bloom & Wild, Kaleidoscope, Imperia and Uluu. He holds degrees in economics from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas and the ESB Business School at Reutlingen University and is a Harvard Business School alumnus.

Jan Wachtel has been CEO of Burda Media since 1 January 2026. Before joining Burda, he had been responsible for the entire publishing business of the Bauer Media Group as President Publishing since 2023. Publisher Yvonne Bauer also appointed him to the Group's Executive Board. Previously, he held positions of responsibility at Axel Springer (Managing Director BILD digital, COO BILD Group) and RTL Germany (Managing Director RTL Germany, Chief Digital Officer and Chief Publishing Officer), among others. Wachtel has extensive and long-standing experience from strong media companies and has initiated and implemented successful transformation and growth processes for various media genres in his professional career.