Kai Gniffke takes over the ARD chairmanship: these are his plans in the crisis – media

Director Kai Gniffke resides on the 17th floor of the SWR, perhaps a good omen for the new ARD chairmanship. Patricia Schlesinger took over the same position a year ago on the 13th floor of the RBB. With her, the parquet floor and plant wall became a source of excitement. There is office carpet in Gniffke’s office, the director has set up a small soccer goal wall. Kai Gniffke, born in 1960, has been the boss of for 16 years daily News and daily topics, like a man of rather sober information. This does not say whether he will fare better than his glamorous predecessor, Schlesinger. Since they were kicked out in the summer, the entire ARD has slipped into a historic crisis.