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Markus Dohle (born 28 June 1968) is a German businessperson. He was the chief executive officer of Penguin Random House from July 2013 to December 2022.
Dohle headed the printing division at Bertelsmann, Random House's parent company, before moving to Random House. Dohle was named the CEO of Random House in 2008, before its merger with Penguin Books. Dohle was considered an "outsider" when he became CEO of Random House; although he had experience in the printing industry, he had not worked on the editorial side of publishing. Dohle supervised the 2013 merger of Penguin and Random House. He became CEO on 1 July 2013.
In September 2021, Dohle gave the opening speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Discussing a proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, Dohle said that the merger's aim was to "create the future of books".
On 9 December 2022, Dohle announced his departure from Penguin Random House. He was succeeded by interim CEO Nihar Malaviya, effective 1 January 2023.
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