Biography Jan Paschen

Jan Paschen, born 1964, began a general studies course in 1985 in Berlin, focusing on history and music. At the same time, he was working as a musician, with the Berliner Kammerspiele studio theatre and going on various theatre tours. From 1990 he worked first in sales for office articles in eastern Germany, later continuing there as a sales rep for Paschen products. In 1993, he was appointed assistant to management for the key areas of sales, buying and organisation at Paschen & Companie GmbH & Co KG in Wadersloh. In 1997 he was promoted to co-partner and at the end of 2001, he took over as managing director for marketing and sales, procurement and organisation.

The members of the Academy

In September 2004, the board of the Börsenverein made its unique appointment of the German Book Prize Academy which is made up of eleven members.

With representatives from the book industry and the arts and co-sponsors of the Prize, the advisory committee’s most important task is the annual selection of the jury. Publisher Dr. Gottfried Honnefelder is president of the German Book Prize Academy.

From left to right: Juergen Boos, Jan Paschen, Dr. Gottfried Honnefelder, Viola Taube, Dr. Dirk Vaihinger, Prof. Dr. Jutta Limbach, Hubert Winkels, Wilfried Weber, Dr. Joachim Unseld. Not shown: Bernd Neumann.