Executive Board

Dr. Thomas Rabe

Chairman

  • Arvato AG (Chairman)
  • BMG RM Germany GmbH (Chairman) (until September 13, 2013)
  • Druck- und Verlagshaus Gruner + Jahr Aktiengesellschaft (Chairman)
  • Symrise AG1) (Chairman)
  • Bertelsmann Capital Investment S.A. (until October 7, 2013)
  • Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments S.A.
  • Bertelsmann Inc. (Chairman)
  • Edmond Israel Foundation1)
  • Penguin Random House LLC (since July 1, 2013)
  • RTL Group S.A. (Chairman)
  • Springer Science+Business Media S.A.1) (until June 18, 2013)

Achim Berg

(since April 1, 2013)

Chairman of the Executive Board, Arvato AG

Markus Dohle

Chief Executive Officer, Penguin Random House

  • Direct Group Grandes Obras S.L. (since June 26, 2013)
  • Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial S.A. (since March 28, 2013)
  • Penguin Random House LLC (since July 1, 2013)
  • Prestel Publishing LLC (until June 29, 2013)
  • Random House Children’s Entertainment LLC
  • Random House, Inc. (Chairman) (until June 30, 2013)
  • Random House LLC (Chairman) (since May 29, 2013)
  • Random House Studio LLC

Dr. Judith Hartmann

Chief Financial Officer

  • Arvato AG (Vice Chairwomen) (since January 14, 2014)
  • Druck- und Verlagshaus Gruner + Jahr Aktiengesellschaft (since August 20, 2013)
  • Bertelsmann Inc.
  • Penguin Random House LLC (since July 1, 2013)
  • RTL Group S.A. (since April 17, 2013)

Dr. Thomas Hesse

(until December 31, 2013)

President Corporate Development and New Businesses

  • Arvato AG (Vice Chairman) (until December 31, 2013)
  • BMG RM Germany GmbH (until September 13, 2013)
  • Druck- und Verlagshaus Gruner + Jahr Aktiengesellschaft (until December 31, 2013)
  • Penguin Random House LLC (from July 1, 2013 until December 31, 2013)
  • RTL Group S.A. (until December 31, 2013)

Anke Schäferkordt

Co-Chief Executive Officer of RTL Group S.A.
Managing Director Mediengruppe RTL
Deutschland GmbH
Managing Director RTL Television GmbH

  • BASF S.E.1)
  • Software AG1)
  • Membership of statutory domestic supervisory boards.
  • Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of business enterprises.

1) External mandates.