Colin Hauer, CEO, Hörbuch Hamburg Verlag

Colin Hauer is the CEO of Hörbuch Hamburg Verlag, one of Germany’s leading audiobook publishers with a catalog of +3,000 titles and +400 new releases per year. From their offices in Hamburg and Berlin, Hauer and his team are building on a 25-year tradition of bringing some of the most popular and significant titles to the audiobook market – especially in the digital age.

Colin Hauer has been active in the audio world for over 18 years. Prior to joining Hörbuch Hamburg in 2022, he set up the podcast and audiobook business for Universal Music Germany. In addition to positions at Amazon, Bastei Lübbe, Bookwire and Sony Music, he has advised several publishers and subscription services on their digital strategy development. As an entrepreneur, he built and sold both an independent music label and an AI-driven audiobook publisher. Besides an MBA from Mannheim Business School, he graduated with an M.A. in Creative Industries Management and a B.A. in Music Business.