Tilo Knoche, board member of Ernst Klett AG and chairman of the Ernst Klett Verlag management, left the Klett Group at his own request on 31 December 2024. Mr Knoche joined the Klett Group in 2007 and the management board in 2015. As of 1 January 2025, therefore, the education company, which has a presence in 24 countries worldwide, has announced a restructuring of its business divisions with the introduction of a new holding company, Klett Schulmedien GmbH (KSM), under the management of Dr David Klett, Dr Maren Saiko and Wolfgang Schulz.
The new Klett Schulmedien (KSM) division joins the existing divisions, Klett Lernen und Information, Klett Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung, and Klett Kita & Schule.
KSM division includes a number of leading Klett educational media companies, such as Ernst Klett Verlag, whose products are aimed at primary and secondary schools as well as vocational schools. The restructuring is intended to strengthen cooperation between the different publishing companies in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland.
Dr Maren Saiko, a recognised expert in educational media and, until autumn 2024, managing director of C.C. Buchner Verlag, joined KSM on 1 January 2025. She joins chairman David Klett and Wolfgang Schulz on the senior management team of the new division.
CEO Philipp Haußmann: “As much as we regret Tilo Knoche’s decision, we understand it after his many years of commitment to the Klett Group. We would like to thank him for his exceptional contribution to the Group and wish him all the best for the future.”
About the Klett Group
With an international presence in 24 countries, the Klett Group is one of Europe’s leading education companies. The portfolio includes both traditional and state-of-the-art educational media for day-to-day use in schools, as well as lesson planning materials, specialist literature and the classics. In addition, the Klett Group operates many educational institutions, ranging from day-care centres and schools to attendance-based and distance-learning universities. The Klett Group Management Board remains unchanged and consists of Christian Döttinger, Philipp Haußmann, Lothar Kleiner and Dr David Klett.