Elisabeth Mohn & family
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Elisabeth Mohn & family

Germany 85 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
publishing
Residence
Guetersloh
Marital Status
Widowed
Children
3

Assets

  • RTL Group
    22,200,000 shares @ -
    -
    RTLL-LU

Biography

Elisabeth (Liz) Mohn is the widow of Reinhard Mohn, whose family has run media conglomerate Bertelsmann for five generations.

A former secretary at the company, she is now the vice chair of its board, and, with her three children, owns 19% of the firm.

The other 81% is owned by the Bertelsmann Foundation, which is dedicated to education and fostering dialogue between different nations and cultures.

Bertelsmann owns 75% of Penguin Random House, 75.1% of European entertainment network RTL Group and all of magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr.

About

During the Nazi era, Bertelsmann published anti-Semitic and pro-war propaganda books, which has led Elisabeth Mohn to promote Jewish-German understanding.

She founded the German Stroke Foundation and currently serves as its president.