Benedikt Hofmann (34) will join the dual leadership team on July 1, 2018. Hofmann already worked as an editor for the MM Group's specialist medium MM Logistik from September 2014 to July 2017.

"The dynamic further development of MM MaschinenMarkt for readers and communication customers in our markets is essential. The new editorial team will expand the leading market position and specialist journalistic expertise," explains Florian Fischer, Managing Director of Vogel Business Media.

"The new dual leadership offers all the expertise for customer proximity and high-quality journalistic offerings to successfully develop MM further. With Benedikt Hofmann, we have been able to bring an editor with industry experience back into the MM Group," says Oliver Barthel, Publisher of the MM MaschinenMarkt Group.

MM MaschinenMarkt is the leading industry magazine from Vogel Business Media and is published with a circulation of 50,000 copies as well as specialized focus editions, special editions and trade fair newspapers. The industrial magazine offers business news, management information and practical technical reports for decision-makers in production, automation and construction in the entire manufacturing industry.
MM MaschinenMarkt is a long-standing partner of leading industrial trade fairs and will be running a Gloria stand at the Hannover Messe from 23.4.2018 with 10 editors.
In addition to the specialist portal maschinenmarkt.de on the core sectors of the manufacturing industry, the specialist medium is published internationally in the entire DACH region as well as in many emerging markets, including China, Korea and Turkey, with a total annual circulation of over 4 million copies. MM celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2019.