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Chairman and chief executive officer, Bertelsmann AG

Nationality: German.

Born: August 4, 1942, in Quiershied, Germany.

Education: Technical University of Aachen, mechanical engineering and economics; PhD.

Family: Married (wife's name unknown).

Career: BASF, 1970–1976, various management positions; Wintershall Refinery, 1976–1980, technical director; Maul-Belser (division of Bertelsmann), 1980–1985, chief executive officer; Arvato, 1985–2001, chief executive officer and member of Bertelsmann AG's executive board; Bertelsmann's Verwaltungsgesellschaft (BVG), 1999–2001, member;...