Helgard Krause (born 7 April 1970) FLSW is a German publishing executive based in the United Kingdom.
Born in Pirmasens, she obtained her MA at the University of Sussex and worked in the British publishing industry for Routledge and The Quarto Group, before working as Head of Sales & Marketing for the Welsh Books Council (now the Books Council of Wales).
[2][1] Krause's first publishing job was as a European sales representative for Routledge (1995-1998), with a one-year stint in Russia.
[5][2] In 2005, she left The Quarto Group for Welsh Books Council in 2005, where she was Head of Sales & Marketing until 2009.
[6] In July 2020, she was elected to the Gorsedd Cymru as a Green Robe for her services to the arts.