Markus Dohle

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.

Early life and education Markus Dohle was born on 28 June 1968 in Arnsberg. He attended the University of Karlsruhe, He became an executive at Arvato in 2006. 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.

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".