Management

This page contains an overview of the top executives who run Bertelsmann's divisions, as well as Board Member portraits and biographies. You can find downloads of images in our Media Sphere.

Corporate Center

Hartmut Ostrowski Chairman of the Executive Board	Günther Grüger Controlling and Strategy	Dirk Refäuter Education / Corporate Development
Thorsten Strauß Corporate Communicationsn
Thomas Rabe Chief Financial Officer; Mergers and Acquisitions	Immanuel Hermreck Human Resources	Jörg Hernler Tax Department
Ulrich Koch Legal Department	Annabelle Long Bertelsmann China Bertelsmann Asia Investment	Martin Rembde Financial Reporting and Accounting
Richard Sarnoff Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments	Roger Schweitzer Treasury and Finance	Rob Sorrentino Bertelsmann US (BInc.)
Marc Wössner Audit & Consulting

The Board Members and their respective divisions

RTL Group
Gerhard Zeiler Chief Executive Officer	Elmar Heggen Chief Financial Officer	Andreas Rudas Executive Vice President Regional Operations & Business Development Central and Eastern Europe

Random House
Markus Dohle Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Joerg Pfuhl Chief Executive Officer Verlagsgruppe Random House	Gail Rebuck Chairman and Chief Executive Random House UK Group

Gruner + Jahr
Bernd Buchholz Chairman of the Board; Magazines, Germany	Torsten-Jörn Klein Gruner + Jahr International	Achim Twardy Chief Financial Officer; Newspapers; Coordination Business Magazines Worldwide

Arvato
Rolf Buch Chairman of the Executive Board; Arvato Services  international; Arvato Systems; InmediaONE; Arvato Print International	Ulrich Cordes Chief Financial Officer	Hans-Peter Hülskötter Arvato Storage Media
Markus Schmedtmann Arvato Print CEE	Eckhard Südmersen Arvato Services CEE

Direct Group
Fernando Carro Chief Executive Officer	Niklas Darijtschuk Chief Financial Officer	Jörg Hagen Clubs French-speaking countries, Benelux
Gerd Bührig Executive Vice President