Märkische Oderzeitung

Märkische Oderzeitung was established in March 1990 as a transformation of the GDR district newspaper Neuer Tag, the former official publication of the SED district leadership in Frankfurt (Oder). On March 17, 1990—one day before the first free GDR People's Chamber elections—Neuer Tag was reconstituted as the independent daily newspaper Märkische Oderzeitung. The publisher was Märkisches Medienhaus GmbH & Co. KG, and many editors from Neuer Tag were retained in the new publication.

Marc Nickol is managing director of Märkisches Medienhaus and MOZ (Märkische Oderzeitung). He has been with the company for several years and is responsible for key business areas. His career includes senior positions in advertising sales and publishing management at various media companies. Nickol's professional career is characterised by many years of experience in the regional newspaper landscape, particularly in the Brandenburg area. He is also part of the management team at Lausitzer Rundschau and represents the interests of the publishing house externally.

Thomas Radek is Chairman and Managing Director of Märkisches Medienhaus and Lausitzer Rundschau, making him responsible for managing Brandenburg's largest media group. Before joining the company, he was Managing Director at SWP Hohenlohe and has experience in managing various media companies. Together with Marc Nickol, Radek determines the strategic direction and transformation of the media company in the wake of current mergers and structural reforms. As part of an eight-member management team, he coordinates central corporate activities and management throughout the entire publishing group.

Claus Liesegang serves as editor-in-chief (Chefredakteur) of Märkische Oderzeitung in Frankfurt (Oder), a position he has held since January 2017. Since August 2024, he has also served as editor-in-chief of Lausitzer Rundschau in Cottbus.
Previously, he held positions as deputy editor-in-chief of Wiesbadener Kurier and editor-in-chief of Donaukurier in Ingolstadt.

Oliver Haustein-Teßmer serves as Chief Transformation Officer at Neue Pressegesellschaft since August 2024, responsible for digital transformation initiatives across media brands including Südwest Presse, Märkische Oderzeitung, and Lausitzer Rundschau.

Haustein-Teßmer previously served as editor-in-chief of Lausitzer Rundschau for over eight years. Earlier in his career, he worked as a trainee and editor at Lausitzer Rundschau, as an editor at Axel Springer SE, and as head of news at Trierischer Volksfreund. He studied history and politics and completed an executive program in news innovation and leadership at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.

Tilo Schelsky has served as managing director of Neue Pressegesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (NPG) in Ulm as well as Märkisches Medienhaus GmbH & Co. KG and LR Medienverlag (Lausitzer Rundschau) in Brandenburg since September 1, 2020. He is responsible for the northeastern business division. He previously held managing director positions at Mediengruppe Mitteldeutsche Zeitung since 2013 and at DuMont Regionalmedienholding from 2019. His work includes company-wide distribution and logistics operations. Following structural reorganization in Brandenburg, he was appointed sole managing director of Märkisches Medienhaus and LR Medienverlag GmbH from February 2021 onwards and holds overall responsibility for operations at these locations.

Andreas Simmet has served as chairman of the board of management of Neue Pressegesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, based in Ulm, since January 1, 2020. Previously, he took over management of Märkisches Medienhaus in Frankfurt (Oder) in 2012. He has guided NPG's strategic expansion, including through the acquisitions of Schwäbisches Tagblatt and Medienholding Süd, which elevated the company to Germany's third-largest regional media group. In his role, Simmet directs extensive media operations and holds numerous management positions in subsidiary companies, including logistics and delivery services as well as marketing agencies.