Bastei Lübbe AG will strengthen its Management Board as from 1 November 2017. Carel Halff assumes the position of CEO and is therefore responsible for the overall management of the group. At the same time as the appointment of the new CEO Carel Halff, the contract of Klaus Kluge as a program and marketing board was extended by three years. This means that the conversion and extension of the company management of the company has now been completed. Under his leadership, the Weltbild Group has developed into one of the most successful companies in the publishing industry.