Company

Company

Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company with more than 80,000 employees that operates in about 50 countries around the world. It includes the entertainment group RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato Group, Bertelsmann Marketing Services, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds. The company generated revenues of €20.2 billion in the 2023 financial year. Bertelsmann stands for creativity and entrepreneurship. This combination promotes first-class media content and innovative service solutions that inspire customers around the world. Bertelsmann aspires to achieve climate neutrality by 2030.

Company profile

Bertelsmann does business in the media and services sectors of about 50 countries around the world. Its core markets are in Europe and the United States.

Strategy

New challenges call for new answers. This is true for Bertelsmann’s strategy as well. So, following important successes in the Group’s transformation, the task now is to further develop the strategy with a view to ensuring that Bertelsmann is fast-growing, profitable, digital, international and diversified for the long term.

Shareholders

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is a partnership limited by shares. 80.9 percent of capital shares in Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Foundations are indirectly held by foundations, with the remaining 19.1 percent held indirectly by the Mohn family. Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft controls all voting rights at the General Meeting.

Management

The Executive Board is responsible for managing the company. Its tasks include setting business targets, the Group's strategic direction, corporate governance, corporate planning and corporate financing.

Supervisory Board

The members of the Bertelsmann Management SE Executive Board are appointed and monitored by the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA supervises the management team through Bertelsmann Management SE.

Our Values

Bertelsmann sees itself as part of the community and a partner to society. The company strives to act sustainably and responsibly towards the business community, its employees, society, and the environment.

Corporate Center

Besides the headquarter in Gütersloh (Germany), Bertelsmann has Corporate Centers in Berlin and New York (USA).

Public Affairs

The focus here is on representing Bertelsmann’s interests when it comes to media, social and economic policy. The Public Affairs officers contribute their expertise in debates and decision-making processes, and conduct an open dialog with the public and private sectors / business, politics and civic society.

Cultural Affairs

For almost 190 years, Bertelsmann has offered authors and artists a platform for producing creative content and making it accessible to a wide audience. These creative achievements have entertained millions of people all over the world, and some of them have become timeless classics and milestones of media history.

History

Bertelsmann has undergone constant change in the past and will continue to do so in the future as it perpetuates its growth and success story. At every stage in its history, Bertelsmann has successfully managed technological innovation, changing user habits and market upheavals, including the current mega-trend of digitization.