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.
Hartmut OstrowskiChairman and CEO, Bertelsmann AG
Rolf BuchChairman, Arvato AG
Bernd Buchholz CEO, Gruner + Jahr AG
Markus DohleChairman and CEO, Random House
Thomas RabeCFO, Bertelsmann AG
Gerhard ZeilerCEO, RTL Group
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 | Michael Beisheim Tax Department | Immanuel Hermreck Human Resources |
| 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 & Chief Executive Officer Random House Worldwide Random House Inc. | Núria Cabuti CEO, Random House Mondadori | Anne Davis Executive Vice President & CFO, Random House Worldwide |
| Brad Martin President & CEO, Random House of Canada Limited | Joerg Pfuhl CEO & Chairman, Verlagsgruppe Random House | Gail Rebuck Chairman & CEO, Random House Group Ltd. |
| Frank Steinert Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Random House Worldwide |
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 |
| Hervé Milcent Arvato Services Southern Europe | 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 |
