Oke Göttlich (47) has a degree in sports science and has been president of the German professional football club FC St. Pauli since 2014.

Göttlich has worked as a sports and music journalist for numerous newspapers and magazines. As head of service at taz, he switched to the music industry and founded finetunes in the early 2000s, one of the first European digital service providers for music labels and artists. He has more than 20 years of experience in the music industry and in the management and exploitation of digital music content from independent record labels.

After selling the company to Sony, Göttlich worked as Managing Director Music at Zebralution, a digital all-audio distributor in which GEMA holds a majority stake, where he also supports young start-ups in their development and promotes cultural venues in Hamburg.