Gunter Thielen
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1942 –
Who is Gunter Thielen?
Gunter Thielen is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bertelsmann Foundation.
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.
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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- Born
- Aug 4, 1942
Quierschied - Also known as
- Dr. Gunter Thielen
- Education
- RWTH Aachen
- Employment
- BASF
(1970 - 1976) - Arvato
(1985 - 2001)
- BASF
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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