Gunter Thielen

Gunter Thielen (born 4 August 1942 in Quierschied) was chairman and chief executive officer of the Bertelsmann Stiftung.[1][2]

Gunter Thielen in 2015

He graduated from RWTH Aachen University, with a PhD, in mechanical engineering and economics.[3] He was a manager at BASF from 1970 to 1976, and a technical director, at the Wintershall refinery, from 1976 to 1980.[4]

He was Chief Executive Officer of Arvato AG, from 1985 to 2001. He was CEO of Bertelsmann AG from August 2002[5][6] until January 2008 when he was succeeded by Hartmut Ostrowski.

In 2005, he received the Johns Hopkins University Global Leadership Award.[7] He is on the International Advisory Board of the Atlantic Council.[8]

References
  1. "Gunter Thielen Becomes Chairman and CEO of the Bertelsmann Stiftung". Bertelsmann Stiftung. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  2. Gunter Thielen. "Gunter Thielen: Executive Profile & Biography". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  3. "Gunter Thielen 1942— Biography - Early success in leadership, Redirecting company policy, Hard line on profits". Referenceforbusiness.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  4. "Gunter Thielen". Nndb.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  5. Luo, Yadong (2007). Global dimensions of corporate governance. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 150–151. ISBN 978-1-4051-3707-2.
  6. Gumbel, Peter (17 December 2004). "Gunther Thielen: BERTELSMANN". TIME. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  7. The International Who's Who 2011, p. 2058
  8. "Dr. Gunter Thielen | Atlantic Council". Acus.org. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
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