Gunter Thielen
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Gunter Thielen is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bertelsmann Foundation
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He graduated from RWTH Aachen University, with a PhD, in mechanical engineering and economics. He was a manager at BASF
from 1970 to 1976, and a Technical Director, at the Wintershall refinery, from 1976 to 1980.
He was chief executive officer of Arvato AG, from 1985 to 2001.
He was CEO of Bertelsmann AG from August 2002 until January 2008 when he was succeeded by Hartmut Ostrowski
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In 2005, he received the Johns Hopkins University
Global Leadership Award.
He is on the International Advisory Board of the Atlantic Council
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Bertelsmann Foundation
The Bertelsmann Foundation is the largest private operating non-profit foundation in Germany, created in 1977 by Reinhard Mohn. The Bertelsmann Foundation holds 77.4 percent of Bertelsmann AG....
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He graduated from RWTH Aachen University, with a PhD, in mechanical engineering and economics. He was a manager at BASF
BASF
BASF SE is the largest chemical company in the world and is headquartered in Germany. BASF originally stood for Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik . Today, the four letters are a registered trademark and the company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, and Zurich Stock...
from 1970 to 1976, and a Technical Director, at the Wintershall refinery, from 1976 to 1980.
He was chief executive officer of Arvato AG, from 1985 to 2001.
He was CEO of Bertelsmann AG from August 2002 until January 2008 when he was succeeded by Hartmut Ostrowski
Hartmut Ostrowski
Hartmut Ostrowski is CEO of Bertelsmann AG since 1 January 2008, succeeding Gunter Thielen.Ostrowski studied business administration at Bielefeld University and joined Bertelsmann AG in 1982....
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In 2005, he received the Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
Global Leadership Award.
He is on the International Advisory Board of the Atlantic Council
Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council is a Washington, D.C. think tank and public policy group whose mission is to "promote constructive U.S. leadership and engagement in international affairs based on the central role of the Atlantic community in meeting the international challenges of the 21st...
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