Mirijam Trunk

Mirijam Trunk (32), born in Bamberg (Bavaria), graduated in Psychology, Communications and Politics in Munich and Washington, D.C.. After finishing her Masters degree at the renowned German School of Journalism in Munich, she started working for the Bavarian Broadcasting Association (part of ARD) as a reporter and news anchor. In 2017, she came to Bertelsmann for the Creative Management Trainee Programme. After working at BMG, Penguin Random House and Fremantle, she started her career in publishing at Gruner+Jahr and became associate to the Board. In 2019, she was named Managing Director of the newly founded podcast unit Audio Alliance, where she developed the digital audio business for RTL and G+J. During her time, Audio Alliance became the biggest private podcast producer in Germany. She also contributed to establishing a podcast Sales Unit within AdAlliance and created with the platform AUDIO NOW the base for what later became the audio unit within RTL+.

With the merger of G+J and RTL, Mirijam Trunk was called to the first management level in January 2022 as Chief Crossmedia Officer. A new Crossmedia Unit was established to develop brands, content and talent across platforms and make use of synergies. In May 2022, Mirijam Trunk additionally took charge of the newly created ESG-department within RTL and became Chief Sustainability Officer. In this role, she became responsible for all internal and external initiatives concerning ecological, social and governance affairs surrounding Sustainability.
In her free time, Mirijam Trunk is a passionare supporter of initiatives concerning equal opportunities. She is active as an author and speaker about structural inequalities with a focus on the German economy. In March 2023, she published her first book “Things I wish I had known at the beginning of my career: Why there are no equal chances in the business world”. The book was named on the top 10 list of Manager magazine and number 27 on the SPIEGEL Bestseller list.