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Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

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Registration No.
HRB 9194 Gütersloh
Incorporation Date
Not disclosed
Company Type
Not disclosed
Address
Gütersloh, Germany
Website
www.bertelsmann.de/
Source: Handelsregister (Commercial Register)

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is a registered legal entity registered in Germany under HRB 9194 Gütersloh, and its current status with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is active. Its registered address on file is Gütersloh, Germany. No shareholders are recorded for Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA; ownership in this jurisdiction is normally filed as the Gesellschafterliste (shareholder list) under §40 of the GmbHG, but no such filing is on record here. No beneficial owner record is shown for Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, as access to the German Transparenzregister is restricted to obliged entities and legitimate-interest applicants following the November 2022 CJEU ruling. This profile is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last updated on 25 September 2026.

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Officers

97

Directors and officers of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

41 of the 97 officer records shown for Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA are current appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). The remaining 55 records shown (Thomas Rabe, Carsten Coesfeld and 52 others) are former appointments that have since been resigned. The source filing doesn't specify representation authority — whether officers can act individually or must sign jointly to bind the company — so that detail isn't available here.

KS
Karin Schlautmann ACTIVE

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

EU
Erkan Uysal ACTIVE

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MK
Michael Kronenburg ACTIVE

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

DA
Denise Abel ACTIVE

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

HP
Henrik Pahls ACTIVE

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

CM
Christian Melcher ACTIVE

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

TW
Thomas Werth ACTIVE

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MW
Marc Wössner ACTIVE

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

SP
Senta Puls ACTIVE

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

BW
Bettina Wulf ACTIVE

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

JG
Jens Gehrandt ACTIVE

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

UM
Ulf Marquardt ACTIVE

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

OC
Olaf Christiansen ACTIVE

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

LV
Lazarus Von Lippa ACTIVE

Appointed
2013-07-31
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

LS
Luigi Sanfilippo ACTIVE

Appointed
2013-09-24
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

KC
Kay Christian Krafft ACTIVE

Appointed
2014-03-18
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

AR
Andreas Richert ACTIVE

Appointed
2014-07-21
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

OP
Olaf Pack ACTIVE

Appointed
2016-01-25
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

FG
Frank Günter Schirrmeister ACTIVE

Appointed
2016-06-03
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MM
Matthias Moeller ACTIVE

Appointed
2016-06-03
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MK
Martin Kewitsch ACTIVE

Appointed
2016-06-03
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

JM
Janina Meinert ACTIVE

Appointed
2016-08-01
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MD
Martin Dannhoff ACTIVE

Appointed
2016-11-23
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

AJ
Alexander Jolk ACTIVE

Appointed
2017-01-01
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

JN
Johanna Nicolas ACTIVE

Appointed
2017-03-08
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

KR
Klaus Röttger ACTIVE

Appointed
2017-08-03
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

DK
Daniel Klofat ACTIVE

Appointed
2019-01-16
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

EV
Elvan Von Heesen ACTIVE

Appointed
2019-01-16
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

NW
Nico Wegmann ACTIVE

Appointed
2019-10-31
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

DK
Dirk Kemmerer ACTIVE

Appointed
2019-10-31
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

DP
Deniz Pielsticker ACTIVE

Appointed
2019-10-31
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

KS
Kerstin Samberger ACTIVE

Appointed
2023-03-30
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

TG
Thomas Gotz ACTIVE

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

VG
Viktor Görzen ACTIVE

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

AV
Alexander von Torklus ACTIVE

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

PE
Patricia Engels ACTIVE

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

NF
Nicole Friesen ACTIVE

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

JH
Jorn Hellweg ACTIVE

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

CM
Christoph Mittendorf ACTIVE

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

FN
Franz-rudolf Northoff ACTIVE

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

UC
Ulrich Cordes ACTIVE

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

TR
Thomas Rabe RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Chairman Of Executive Board & Ceo – Bertelsmann Management Se

CC
Carsten Coesfeld RESIGNED

Appointed
2023-03-30
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Chief Executive Officer Of Bertelsmann Investments & Member Of The Executive Board Of Bertelsmann

TC
Thomas Coesfeld RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Member Of Executive Board Of Bertelsmann & Ceo Of Bmg

KK
Kay Krafft RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Chief Executive Officer Of Bertelsmann Education Group

SM
Steven Moran RESIGNED

Appointed
2009-07-22
Resigned
2012-05-21
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

TA
Thomas Andreas Götz RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

RS
Roger Schweitzer RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

SS
Stephan Scheller RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

HJ
Hartmut Jürgen Klein RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

JS
Josef Schwake RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2012-09-26
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

HJ
Hans J. Bolte RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2012-09-26
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MP
Michael Pesch RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2013-05-26
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

UK
Ulrich Koch RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2014-01-08
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

IH
Immanuel Hermreck RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2015-01-07
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Chief Human Resources Officer & Member Of Executive Board – Bertelsmann Management Se

MD
Martin Dannhoff RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2015-07-13
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

CS
Christine Scheffler RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2015-07-13
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

FC
Fernando Carro de Prada RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2015-07-22
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

CT
Carsten Tams RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2016-01-25
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

HS
Heribert Sangs RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2017-08-03
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

GB
Gerd Bührig-Ney RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2017-08-03
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

HS
Hays Steilberg RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2022-04-21
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

RS
Ralf Süllwald RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2022-04-21
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

JP
Jörn Patrick Caumanns RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2022-11-29
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MH
Marlies Hanfgarn RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2022-11-29
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

JN
Julia Neudecker RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

KM
Klaus Michael Beisheim RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

UA
Ulrich August Heinrich Cordes RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

SB
Stefan Bierfischer RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2013-03-21
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MS
Markus Schmedtmann RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2013-07-31
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

WS
Wolfgang Sonnabend RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2014-01-08
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MP
Marc Puskaric RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2016-01-25
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MH
Michael Herbert Aust RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2017-08-03
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

UM
Ursula Middendorf RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2018-11-26
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MH
Martin Herbert Rembde RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-08-20
Resigned
2019-10-31
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

HG
Heiner Großekämper RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-09-26
Resigned
2019-01-16
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

HH
Hendrik-Peter Horn RESIGNED

Appointed
2013-01-23
Resigned
2022-04-21
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

RH
Rolf Hellermann RESIGNED

Appointed
2013-03-21
Resigned
2021-01-07
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Cfo & Member Of Executive Board – Bertelsmann Management Se

RH
Ralf Helmut Bierfischer RESIGNED

Appointed
2013-05-26
Resigned
2015-07-13
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

TL
Tom Linckens RESIGNED

Appointed
2015-06-10
Resigned
2019-01-16
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

ND
Niklas Darijtschuk RESIGNED

Appointed
2015-09-30
Resigned
2022-11-29
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MW
Michael Wittjohann RESIGNED

Appointed
2016-01-25
Resigned
2020-05-22
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

FL
Frank Ludwig RESIGNED

Appointed
2016-04-13
Resigned
2019-01-16
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

RK
Rebecca Kristina Steinhage RESIGNED

Appointed
2016-06-03
Resigned
2019-05-13
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

AK
Andreas Krohn RESIGNED

Appointed
2016-06-03
Resigned
2018-11-26
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

FK
Frank Kebsch RESIGNED

Appointed
2016-06-03
Resigned
2018-11-26
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

SM
Steven Moran RESIGNED

Appointed
2016-08-03
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

TM
Thomas Mackenbrock RESIGNED

Appointed
2017-01-26
Resigned
2021-07-20
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

AB
Anja Borgmann RESIGNED

Appointed
2017-01-26
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

BC
Björn Christian Bauer RESIGNED

Appointed
2019-01-16
Resigned
2019-10-31
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MJ
Marco Jochum RESIGNED

Appointed
2019-05-13
Resigned
2021-08-30
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

WV
Wilfried Velte RESIGNED

Appointed
2019-11-19
Resigned
2020-05-22
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

PJ
Patricia Johanna Engels RESIGNED

Appointed
2021-08-30
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

AF
Alexander Friedrich Rüdiger Von Torklus RESIGNED

Appointed
2023-05-17
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

IH
Immanuel Hermreck Ph.d. RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Chief Human Resources Officer & Member Of Executive Board – Bertelsmann Management Se

JC
Jörn Caumanns RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Executive Vice President Of Mergers & Acquisitions

RS
Rob Sorrentino RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Head Of Corporate Center New York

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Group Structure

Group structure of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA sits 2 levels below its ultimate parent, Bertelsmann Stiftung, registered in Germany. 37 subsidiaries are recorded beneath it, across 18 jurisdictions. The full chain up to Bertelsmann Stiftung is derived by walking shareholder filings across jurisdictions; no link in it is independently corroborated by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA's own shareholder record. Each of these downward relationships is derived rather than filed: resolved by matching entities across the registry network, not stated directly in a single document.

  • Bmg Rights Management (us) LLC (United States)
  • Arvato Systems North America, Inc. (United States)
  • Bertelsmann Capital Holding GmbH (Germany)
  • Prinovis Verwaltungs GmbH (Germany)
  • New York Network Media Advertising Corporation (British Virgin Islands)
  • infoscore Portfolio Management International GmbH (Germany)
  • Riverty Tech OU (Estonia)
  • Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Inc. (United States)
  • ARVATO POLSKA SP Z O O (Poland)
  • Bertelsmann China Holding GmbH (Germany)

Data availability

Those 37 subsidiaries span Germany, United States, British Virgin Islands, Estonia, Poland, Japan, and 12 more jurisdictions, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear. 16 of the 37 go a level deeper still, with their own further subsidiaries recorded beneath them — additional ownership layers this view doesn't expand.

Ultimate HQ
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Germany
Bmg Rights Management (us) LLC+ subsidiaries
United StatesUS NY 4645458

Arvato Systems North America, Inc.
United StatesUS NY 0282206

Bertelsmann Capital Holding GmbH+ subsidiaries
GermanyDE 33330B7889

Prinovis Verwaltungs GmbH
GermanyDE 33330B10218

New York Network Media Advertising Corporation
British Virgin IslandsVG 365263

infoscore Portfolio Management International GmbH
GermanyDE 33330B8409

Riverty Tech OU
EstoniaEE 14530871

Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Inc.
United StatesUS NY 3507880

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?

No Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) record is shown for Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, as access to the German Transparenzregister is restricted to obliged entities and legitimate-interest applicants following the November 2022 CJEU ruling.

What is Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA's company registration number?

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA's registration number is HRB 9194 Gütersloh, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) in Germany. Its current status on the register is active.

Is Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA still an active company?

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA's status on Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is listed as active.

What is Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA's registered address?

The registered address on file for Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is Gütersloh, Germany.

Who are the officers/directors of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA?

41 of the 97 officer records shown for Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA are current appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). The remaining 55 records shown (Thomas Rabe, Carsten Coesfeld and 52 others) are former appointments that have since been resigned.

Does Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA have a parent company or subsidiaries?

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA sits 2 levels below its ultimate parent, Bertelsmann Stiftung, registered in Germany. 37 subsidiaries are recorded beneath it, across 18 jurisdictions. Those 37 subsidiaries span Germany, United States, British Virgin Islands, Estonia, Poland, Japan, and 12 more jurisdictions, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear. 16 of the 37 go a level deeper still, with their own further subsidiaries recorded beneath them — additional ownership layers this view doesn't expand.

Can Zavia monitor changes to Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA's ownership over time?

This profile reflects a point-in-time snapshot from Handelsregister (Commercial Register). Zavia's monitoring API can track changes to Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA's registered shareholders, officers, and group structure going forward, flagging updates as they're filed rather than requiring a manual recheck.

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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?

This record is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last synced on 25 September 2026.

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