Wolfgang Krach is editor-in-chief of “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, the largest selling national quality newspaper in Germany, based in Munich. Wolfgang studied philosophy, worked for several news agencies (AP, Reuters, DPA) and served as Munich correspondent for the regional daily “Donaukurier”. From 1993 to 1997, he was a political reporter at “Stern” magazine in Hamburg. Following this post, Mr. Krach was deputy chief in the Berlin office of the news magazine “Der Spiegel”, after which he headed the national desk at “Der Spiegel” based in Hamburg. In 2003, he joined “Süddeutsche Zeitung” to serve as the paper's managing editor, and in 2007, he was appointed deputy editor-in-chief. Since April 2015 he has been editor-in-chief of “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, first together with Kurt Kister, from July 2020 on with Judith Wittwer. As Editor-in-Chief he oversaw “Süddeutsche Zeitungs” investigation first of the Panama Papers – a cooperation with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting 2017, then the investigation of the Paradise Papers – also in cooperation with the ICIJ – that won a George Polk Award in 2018.