Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter H. Vogel

Bertelsmann AG (Gütersloh), represented in 63 countries, is a leading global media company with 170 years of corporate history. 76,266 employees produce and distribute media and provide services for the media industry. The Group is active in television and radio (RTL Group), book publishing (Random House), magazines and newspapers (Gruner+Jahr), music labels and publishers (BMG), printing and media services (Arvato) and book and music clubs (Direct Group). In the 2004 financial year, sales amounted to EUR 17 billion and net income to EUR 1.032 billion.

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Dieter H. Vogel joined Bertelsmann AG in 1970 as deputy chairman of the "Mohndruck" management board after studying mechanical engineering in Darmstadt and obtaining his doctorate in engineering at the Technical University of Munich. After many years in management and board positions at Pegulan AG (Frankenthal) and in the Thyssen Group, he became managing partner of Bessemer, Vogel & Treichl GmbH (Düsseldorf) in 1998. Since September 2004, he has been managing partner of LGB & Vogel GmbH (Düsseldorf). Dieter H. Vogel is also a member of the supervisory boards of Bertelsmann AG, mobilcom AG, Wacker Construction AG, WCM AG and Klöckner & Co. GmbH. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Gerling Konzern AG.

Status: Beginning of 2006