Christiane Schoeller

Christiane Schoeller is the only child of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group heir Monika Schoeller, who passed away in 2019. She holds a 50% stake.

Monika and her brothers, Stefan and Dieter von Holtzbrinck, inherited the business, which includes Macmillan Publishers, from their father, Georg.

In 2006, Dieter sold his shares to his siblings, leaving them each with 50% of the company, originally founded as a book club in 1948.

Holtzbrinck's venture investments have included many internet and e-commerce startups, such as Zalando, Groupon, HelloFresh and Rocket Internet.

Christiane and her partner, a former publisher and designer from Stuttgart, keep a low profile.