On April 1, 2021, Wolfgang Thiel (41) will take over the newly created role in the specialist media division of Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG will take over the management of business events in the automotive and industry sectors. Thiel has been with the Group since March 1, 2020 and was previously responsible for the industry events of several media brands as Manager Event Business.

"The pandemic has probably presented the event business with its biggest challenge yet. We had to join forces, show great flexibility and passionate commitment to develop solutions at top speed in order to prevent the business from coming to a complete standstill," explains Wolfgang Thiel: "Now we need to set the course for a successful future as a team with the experience we have gained and a sustainable strategy."

"We believe in an exciting, innovative and very successful future in the event business of our trade media - with live events as well as digital and hybrid formats," explains Ingo Mahl, Chief Product Officer of Vogel Communications Group: "Wolfgang Thiel has everything it takes to successfully develop our event business with his team today and especially in the time after the corona restrictions!"

With 750 employees and a turnover of around 100 million, Vogel Communications Group is a leading provider of specialist communication and specialist information. It is active at 7 locations in German-speaking countries and also internationally with a focus on China. Five complementary communications agencies, three service companies and 14 specialist media divisions from the five economic sectors of automotive, industry, information technology, law/economics/taxes and B2B communications/marketing are bundled under the umbrella of the corporate group. The Vogel Communications Group offers 250+ services for corporate communications, 100+ trade journals, 100+ digital platforms and communities as well as 300+ business events per year.