Career Milestones

since January 2012
Chairman and CEO
Bertelsmann, Guetersloh/Germany

from January 2006
Chief Financial Officer and Head of the Corporate Center
Bertelsmann, Guetersloh, until 2008 also Head of Bertelsmann Music Group

2000
Chief Financial Officer
from 2003, also Head of the Corporate Center
RTL Group, Luxembourg

1996
Clearstream International
after 1998:
Member of the Board of Directors, Cief Financial Officer

1993
Head of Acquisitions
Beteiligungsgesellschaft Neue Länder, Berlin

1993
on as Director Controlling
Treuhandanstalt, Berlin

1991
Treuhandanstalt, Berlin

1990
Associate at the Forrester Norall & Sutton law firm (now White & Case), Brussels

1989
Directorate-General for Financial Institutions and Corporate Law
European Commission, Brussels

Education

University of Cologne
Doctoral Studies
Doctor of Economics (Dr. rer. pol.)

RWTH Aachen / University of Cologne
Economics Department
Diplom-Kaufmann (MBA)

Ecole Européenne, Brussels

Career Milestones

since April 2013
CEO, arvato AG, and member of the Bertelsmann Executive Board
Guetersloh

since June 2013
Vice President, BITKOM
Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media, Berlin / Germany

2007
General Manager
Microsoft Germany and
Area Vice President Microsoft International
Microsoft International, Munich
Corporate Vice President
Microsoft Corporation, Mobile Communications Business & Marketing, and Operator Channels, Redmond/WA, USA

2002
Member of the Executive Board of T-Com
Member of the Executive Board of T-Com Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn

2001
Chairman & CEO
Guideguide AG, Rolandseck

1999
Chairman & CEO
Chairman & CEO Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH, Bad Homburg

1994
Sales & Distribution
Dell Computer GmbH, Langen

1989
Sales & Distribution
Bull AG, Cologne

Education

European Potential Management Program

European Economic School EAP

Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Business Informatics
Master of Information & Technology (FH)

Career Milestones

from July 1, 2013
CEO von Penguin Random House
Member of the Executive Board
Bertelsmann, Guetersloh/Germany

since June 1, 2008
CEO of Random House
Member of the Bertelsmann Board

2008–2006
Member of the Executive Board
Arvato AG

2008–2002
Chief Executive Officer
Mohn Media Group

2002
Managing Director
Verlegerdienst München GmbH

2002–2000
Managing Director
Medienvertrieb und Logistik GmbH (MvL)

2002–1998
Head of VVA
Bertelsmann Medien Service GmbH

1998–1995
Vice President VVA

1995–1994
Assistant to the Managing Director
Bertelsmann Distribution GmbH
Bertelsmann Medien Service GmbH
Vereinigte Verlagsauslieferung (VVA)

Education

Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Karlsruhe (TH),
Diploma: Industrial Engineer

Career Milestones

since January 2015
Chief Human Resources Officer
Bertelsmann, Guetersloh/Germany

2006
Executive Vice President Human Resources (since 2011 as a member of the GMC)
Bertelsmann, Guetersloh/Germany

2005
Head of Corporate Management Development
Bertelsmann, Guetersloh/Germany

2000
Head of Bertelsmann University
Bertelsmann, Guetersloh/Germany

1999
Head of the Media Economics department, Managing Director of the Media Academy Cologne
Bertelsmann Stiftung, Guetersloh/Germany

1998
Consultant in the Media department, Head of the Summer Academy on Business Journalism
Bertelsmann Stiftung, Guetersloh/Germany

Education

Studies in Communication and Economics, Universities of Muenster, Munich and Stanford, MA and PHD

Career Milestones

since 2012
Member of the Board
Bertelsmann, Guetersloh/Germany

since 2012
Co-Chief Executive Officer
RTL Group

2005
CEO
RTL Television and Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland

2005
Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO
RTL Television

1999
CEO
Vox

1997
Chief Financial Officer and Program Director
Vox

1995
Chief Financial Officer
Vox

1993
Head of Corporate Planning and Controlling
RTL Plus

1991
Executive Assistant for Sales Controlling and Strategic Planning
RTL Plus

1988
Young Business Managers Program
Bertelsmann AG

Education

Business Administration