About us
Our heart beats for what we have been doing professionally for 30 years: Information – Education – Solutions.
Our History
The FORUM MEDIA GROUP has developed from a small start-up founded in 1988 into a global media group with more than 1,000 employees on four continents.
Our Philosophy
Our Management
The management of the FORUM MEDIA GROUP is the responsibility of a dual leadership consisting of CEO and CFO/COO as well as the Board of Directors. The management is also supported by an advisory board, headed by company founder Ronald Herkert.
Magdalena Balanicka
CEO
Responsible for the strategic direction of the group
Katrin Krauß-Herkert
CFO/COO
Responsible for Finance, IT, HR and Communication
Ronald
Herkert
Chairman of the Advisory Board
Company founder of FORUM MEDIA GROUP
News
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May 28, 2026
Among the more than 14,000 runners who participated in person and virtually in the 15th Augsburg Company Run, the FORUM MEDIA GROUP was once again well represented. And they set [...]
May 28, 2026
The winner of the second round has been announced: Helena Hobohm, a fourth-grader and winner of this year’s Bookworm Challenge in her age group, has also won the reading competition [...]
May 6, 2026
Two partners, one region, one common goal: In Merching, the FORUM MEDIA GROUP and the town’s largest sports club will join forces in the future. Both look back on decades [...]