New Director Finance & Administration appointed at epa

Frankfurt/Main, March 08, 2021

The President and CEO of the european pressphoto agency (epa), Julia R. Arévalo, appointed today Mr. Jürgen Kern as the new Director Finance & Administration.

Mr. Kern, 56, will take over on May 1st and join the accounting and administration team in Frankfurt.

Mr. Kern, who is fluent in English and a native German speaker, has extensive experience in the telecommunication sector.

He started his career in Bosch Telecom then diversified his profile by joining several wellestablished German companies such as T-Online Deutschland and Deutsche Telefon.

"Mr. Kern will provide epa with his invaluable experience which has spanned over more than 26 years. His structured, consistent, and efficient mode of operation will help guide the team in the future and strengthen epa’s Finance and Administration,” said Arévalo.

About epa

The european pressphoto agency b.v. was founded by the main European news agencies and officially started on January 1, 1985. The vision of the founders was driven by the demand for an independent quality world picture service originally designed for the needs of the European media market.

Today's epa service is based on the broad network of epa's visual journalists all over the world and on the daily production of its partners and member agencies, which are all market leaders in their respective countries.

Sales and Press inquiries should be directed to management@epa.eu