Board
Board of Directors
Executive Directors

Clément Schwebig

Chief Executive Officer of RTL Group and Member of the Executive Board of Bertelsmann

Thomas Rabe

Executive Director of RTL Group and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board of Bertelsmann

Björn Bauer

Chief Financial Officer of RTL Group

Non-Executive Directors

Martin Taylor

Chairman of the Board of Directors of RTL Group, Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee of RTL Group and Independent Director

Jean-Louis Schiltz

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of RTL Group and Independent Director, Tech Law Advisor, Professor (hon.)

Carsten Coesfeld

Chief Executive Officer of Bertelsmann Investments and member of the Bertelsmann Management SE Executive Board

Thomas Coesfeld

Chief Executive Officer of BMG and Member of the Executive Board of Bertelsmann

Pernille Erenbjerg

Chairman of the Audit Committee of RTL Group and Independent Director

Elmar Heggen

Media Executive, Entrepreneur and Investor

Rolf Hellermann

Chief Financial Officer and member of the Bertelsmann Management SE Executive Board

Immanuel Hermreck

Chief Human Resources Officer and member of the Bertelsmann Management SE Executive Board

Guillaume de Posch

Business Founder and Investor

Alexander von Torklus

Executive Vice President Corporate Controlling and Strategy at Bertelsmann

Lauren Zalaznick

Media Executive and Industry Advisor, Independent Director

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