G+J is also investing in emerging markets: In August 2011, the publisher bought 78.75 percent of the Indian Magazine Publisher MaXposure Media Group. Culture@Bertelsmann digital; Archivio Storico Ricordi; Stummfilme für die Zukunft; Literatur bei Bertelsmann; Ausstellungen; UFA Filmnächte; Geschichte. This tight calculation permits ongoing additional purchases and mergers – occasionally bordering very close on the antitrust law. She put her children, Christoph and Brigitte into more decisive positions, resulting in Johannes Mohn being forced out of the company. Suffering from poor health, Mohn was primarily counselled by his wife Liz. In 1979 Bertelsmann acquired Arista Records, but due to the crisis in the American music market caused by the general recession, Ariola sold 50% of Arista to RCA in 1983. Together, they seek to offer content for mobile networks and download services. Bertelsmann has been a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact since 2008. After the Second World War, Mohn’s politically unladen son Reinhard takes over the tarnished book- and church publisher and turns it into the world company of today. The centre of power: Bertelsmann VerwaltungsgesellschaftBertelsmann is operated via the Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellscaft (BVG) (Bertelsmann Management company), in which 100 percent of the votes are bundled. Aus dem Familienunternehmen wurde damit ein Großunternehmen, das nach deutschem Aktienrecht vom Management geführt und vom Aufsichtsrat sowie der Hauptversammlung kontrolliert wird. Gruner+Jahr’s chairman of the board is Dr. Bernd Buchholz, who is also a member of the Bertelsmann board. Following the purchase of book trader chain Betrant in Portugal and its integration into the company, the Direct Group disposed of the complete value chain from publishing to the distribution via clubs, Internet and stationary retail. Im April 1971 wurde Bertelsmann in eine Aktiengesellschaft umgewandelt. Thomas Hesse, Vorstand für Unternehmensentwicklung und Neugeschäfte Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA ; Judith Hartmann, Finanzvorstand . Hartmut Ostrowski was made the CEO in 2008. Kay Krafft. The Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA hold 74.9 percent of Gruner+Jahr and 25.1 percent belong to publishing family Jahr from Hamburg.Since the departure of British media company Pearson in 2008, G+J has been the sole shareholder of Financial Times Germany. Elmar Heggen. Am 1. Last Change: 17.04.2013 14:30 | Author(s): Thomas Schuler/IfM, Thomas Hesse, Vorstand für Unternehmensentwicklung und Neugeschäfte Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Hartmut Ostrowski, ehemaliger Vorstandsvorsitzender der Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Dr. Wulf H. Bernotat, ehemaliger Vorsitzender des Vorstands der E.ON AG, Kai Brettmann, Vorsitzender des europäischen Betriebsrats der RTL Group und Vorsitzender des Konzernbetriebsrats der Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley, Vorsitzender der Geschäftsleitung der Merck KGaA, Christa Gomez , Stellvertretende Vorsitzende des Konzernbetriebsrats der Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Prof. Dr.-Ing. During an extraordinary general meeting in December 2007, Brigitte Mohn was elected to the board of the Bertelsmann AG. It became apparent three years ago, that Bertelsmann was still very much in the hands of the family. By mid 1950, Bertelsmann enters the record business with the acquisition of Ariola. TERRART® façade systems are produced in a wide variety of colours. Thanks to the ongoing outsourcing trend, the service business is quite profitable in Germany and France, yet turns out to be rather challenging in Italy and the USA. Select from premium Vorstand of the highest quality. Bertelsmann Stiftung is an independent, non-profit foundation which identifies social problem areas for which it develops and implements solutions. Numerous best selling authors, such as J.K. Rowling, ensure the division’s strong market position with more than 6.000 employees (2008). In 2008, Gunter Thielen returned to the Bertelsmann Stiftung as chairman of the executive board. The ultimate goal is to outsource communal services – a huge market. In early 2008, it was announced that former Bertelsmann CEO Gunter Thielen would take over the chairmanship of the German Bertelsmann Foundation, after five and a half years at the top of the company. Er amtierte von November 1998 bis Juli 2002 als Vorstandsvorsitzender des Medienkonzerns Bertelsmann AG und von Juni 2004 bis Februar 2009 der Arcandor AG (bis 2007 KarstadtQuelle AG). The company’s CEO was eliminated from the BVG; the number of BVG associates was reduced from eight to six. Through the reduction, the family was reinforced and the CEO weakened. The ‘Expand your Brand’ strategy that was conceived in 2006 is still relevant and circumscribes the aspired multimedia extension of existing brands and offers. Christoph und Brigitte Mohn: The children, who inherit the companyIn 2003, during a book launch, Liz Mohn was announced to become the family’s spokesperson at Bertelsmann. The group expanded its portfolio to 42 TV and 32 radio stations in ten countries, as well as approx. 7 talking about this. What is Bertelsmann.de estimated value? The owners made him CEO. For that purpose, the companies also acquired shares of Moconta, which manages and markets customer loyalty programs for mobile customers.Arvato subsidiary Scoyo GmbH was founded in 2007 and develops online formats, which procure educational content through multimedia: Comics, info graphics and games. The sales of AOL Europe shares (50 percent) and technology company Mediaways (100 percent) result in high one-off gains.Middelhoff’s successor, Gunter Thielen in turn got rid of several Internet activities, consolidated the business (Fusion of BMG and Sony) and bought the US DVD sales club Columbia House. Markus Dohle. A new gravure printing company unites the activities of Bertelsmann, subsidiary Gruner+Jahr and junior partner Axel Springer AG. Company profile page for Bertelsmann Capital Holding GmbH including stock price, company news, press releases, executives, board members, and contact information. Following the company’s involvement in AOL by 1995, it started investing in the Internet at an increasing rate, for example the development of the US Internet bookshop Barnesandnoble.com and the respective European counterpart, BOL. Select from premium Reinhard Mohn of the highest quality. Patrick Greiner, ehemaliger Personenschützer für das Militär und einen DAX Vorstand, ist nun der Finance Experte vom Herrn und spricht über seine wichtigsten Finance Tipps! All shades may be specified, subject to consultation. Bertelsmann is honoring its post-war founder and longtime Chairman & CEO Reinhard Mohn by commemorating what would have been his 100th birthday. In 2005, she became a board member of the Bertelsmann foundation and has also been an associate of the BVG since 2002. A German multinational mass media corporation, founded in 1835. This secures Bertelsmann’s top spot within the worldwide media industry and enables the company to offer investors a 15 percent interest rate on their participation certificates. Digital TechnologyThe Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments Fonds (BDMI), which is equipped with 50 million Euros, is looking to secure the company’s direct access to innovative technologies and developments. 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KGaA, Erich Ruppik, Vorsitzender des Konzernbetriebsrats der Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Lars Rebien Sørensen, President und Chief Executive Officer der Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, Bodo Uebber, Vorstandsmitglied der Daimler AG. Find the perfect Medienkonzern stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. • Estimated value of Bertelsmann.de is $5,374.84 . 1985 Board Member, Allianz SE, 2000–2012; Chairman, Deutsche Bank Josef Ackermann: Dr. oec. In order to ensure the ability to offer the highest possible array of content for e-commerce, which was particularly promoted by CEO Middelhoff (1998-2002), Bertelsmann buys New York publisher Random House and the majority of the academic publisher Springer-Verlag in Heidelberg. Thomas Middelhoff (* 11. RTL Group; Penguin Random House; Gruner + Jahr; BMG; Arvato Bertelsmann at a Glance. One year later, Bertelsmann contracted a joint venture with the financial investor KKR in the field of music rights markting (BMG Rights Management). Based in Gütersloh, Germany. In 2007, Bertelsmann announced to look into a possible sale of the Direct Group due to a decline in sales. The project will launch in Germany and be internationalised at a later stage. Sächsische Zeitung, Dresdner Morgenpost – 60 percent), the Spiegel publisher (25.25 percent), the Motor Presse Stuttgart (59.9 percent) and the Gravure Print-Joint-Venture Prinovis. Stellvertretender Vorstandsvorsitzender und Chief Operating Officer der RTL Group. In Return, Talpa Media was awarded a minority interest in RTL Nederland. Mohn studied politics, history of the arts and German, graduating at the private University of Witten/Herdecke. By June 2005, the publisher makes an unexpected turn by announcing its withdrawal from the US industry. The publisher is active in other European countries too as well as in Russia and China. Since 2006, TV shows are being distributed through the video-on-demand platform ‘RTL NOW’. Under the same name, the development of a book trader chain was started in Spain in 2007. By entering the e-learning industry, Arvato CEO Ralf Schrempner substantiated the company’s prior announcement to shift the strategic focus towards service providing and education. The company also took on a pioneering role in German commercial television: Founded in 1984, commercial TV station RTL becomes the market leader in Germany in 1993 and goes on to become Europe’s biggest advertising medium. The Bertelsmann Foundation North America is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC with a transatlantic perspective on global challenges. The company from Gütersloh aspires to reach at least a 10 percent yield of sales. This might have been the result of the Mohn family’s prior conflict with Middelhoff: Not the manager, but the family runs the company. Chief Human Resources Officer of Bertelsmann. Under the direction of Bertelsmann, Gruner+Jahr becomes the first major German publisher to engage in business with foreign countries und buys the complete ‘New York Times’ newspaper group as well as further economy titles (‘Fast Company’, ‘Inc’) in 1994. Dieser YouTube-Kanal gehört der gemeinnützigen Bertelsmann Stiftung, Carl-Bertelsmann-Str. At the end of January 2012, media reported that G+J are interested in the main share of the biggest Online and Mobile Maketer in India NetworkPlay. The colour scheme adopted for the Bertelsmann office building in Gütersloh, using components from the TERRART® range, echoes the traditional Westphalian brick façade. Back in the day, Lycos was considered the second AOL, able to generate revenues in the range of billions for Bertelsmann – it would also be the deed that would pave his way to the board of directors. PressPublishing house Gruner+Jahr (G+J) from Hamburg, founded in 1965, employs 14,941 people (2008), publishes magazines, newspapers and operates websites in more than 30 countries. It founded the record label Ariola in 1958. Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the world. Spurred by the initial public offering in 2000, which earned Lycos about 700 million Euros, Mohn began to purchase other companies and envisioned gigantic company headquarters.