Press Release | Gütersloh, 01/27/2017

Bernd Leukert Appointed to Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

Bernd Leukert (49), the Executive Board member responsible for products and innovation at SAP, was appointed to the Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Supervisory Board  with immediate effect. The international media, services, and education company is thereby adding further digital expertise to its Supervisory Board and reinforcing the important field of innovation. At SAP, Bernd Leukert has global responsibility for the development and delivery of all products, for strategic innovation initiatives, as well as the subject areas of user experience and design. Leukert is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz, DFKI) and of the Market Strategy Board of the International Electrotechnical Commission, and sits on the steering committee for the German government’s Industrie 4.0 initiative.

Bertelsmann Supervisory Board Chairman Christoph Mohn said: “I very much look forward to working with Bernd Leukert on the Supervisory Board. He is a digital thought leader with outstanding professional expertise, especially in the areas of innovation management, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. As a member of the Executive Board of an important global software group, he will be able to give Bertelsmann excellent advice and support in the identification of new opportunities for growth in the digital age. His expertise will greatly enrich discussions on our Supervisory Board.”

The Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA  is now composed as follows:

Christoph Mohn, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Chairman of the Reinhard Mohn Foundation Executive Board, Managing Director Christoph Mohn Internet Holding GmbH, Shareholder Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board, former Chairman of the Supervisory Board, BMW AG, Shareholder Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Prof. Dr. Ing. Werner J. Bauer, Former Head of Innovation, Technology, Research and Development, Nestlé AG, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Nestlé Deutschland AG, Shareholder Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Dr. Wulf H. Bernotat, Former Chairman of the Executive Board, E.ON AG, Chairman of the Supervisory Board Vonovia SE

Kai Brettmann, Chairman of the RTL Group European Works Council, Chairman of the Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland Corporate Works Council

Murat Cetin, Chairman of the Works Council, Arvato Direct Services Dortmund GmbH, Chairman of the General Works Council, Arvato CRM II

Helmut Gettkant, Chairman of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Corporate Works Council

Ian Hudson, Chief Executive Officer, Dorling Kindersley (DK)

Bernd Leukert, Member of the Executive Board of SAP SE

Gigi Levy-Weiss, Angel Investor

Dr. Brigitte Mohn, Chairwoman of the German Stroke Foundation, Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Shareholder Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Liz Mohn, Vice Chairwoman of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Chairwoman of the Board, Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Hans Dieter Pötsch, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Volkswagen AG, Chairman of the Executive Board and CFO, Porsche Automobil Holding SE

Kasper Rorsted, Chief Executive Officer, Adidas AG

Christiane Sussieck, Chairwoman of the Corporate Works Council, Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Vice Chairwoman of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Corporate Works Council

Bodo Uebber, Member of the Executive Board, Daimler AG

About Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the world. It includes the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato, the Bertelsmann Printing Group, the Bertelsmann Education Group, and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds. The company has 117,000 employees and generated revenues of €17.1 billion in the 2015 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.