Gerhard Zeiler
 Gerhard Zeiler     (businessman) | |
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| Born | 20 July 1955 Ottakring, Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Member of | Bilderberg/Steering committee |
Media executive (including RTL, Bertelsmann and CNN) and member of the Bilderberg Steering committee. | |
Gerhard Zeiler is an Austrian media executive who as of 2024 is president of WarnerMedia International, a portfolio of nearly 300 TV channels in over 200 countries. WarnerMedia’s consumer brands include HBO, Warner Bros., and CNN. Before that, Zeiler was chief executive officer of the German media company RTL Group and a member of the executive board of Bertelsmann, the media conglomerate that owns the RTL Group.[1]
He is a member of the Bilderberg Steering committee.
Education
Zeiler was born in Ottakring, Vienna.[2] He studied psychology, sociology and educational science at the University of Vienna.[3]
Career
Early years
After graduating, Zeiler began his early career working as a scientific assistant at the Austrian Institute for Occupational Research.[4] After three years at the institute, his career took a change of direction when he began working as a freelance journalist. In 1979 he was appointed press spokesman for the then Austrian minister for education and the arts, Dr Fred Sinowatz. He followed Dr Sinowatz to the federal chancellor's office in 1983, going on to work for federal chancellor Dr Franz Vranitzky.[5]
Television
In 1986, Zeiler became secretary general of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) in Vienna. Despite being only 24, Zeiler had already realised that "television is part of my life".[2]
In 1991, he moved to Munich when he was appointed CEO of German commercial TV channel, Tele 5. In 1992 he became CEO of RTL II. Two years later, in 1994, Zeiler returned to Vienna when he was appointed CEO of ORF.[4]
RTL Group, a division of German conglomerate Bertelsmann and Europe's largest television production and broadcast company.[6]
Zeiler quit as CEO of RTL in 2012, after 13 years,[7] becoming President of Turner International, owned by Ted Turner.
In 2018 he became Chief Revenue Officer, then from 2020 President of WarnerMedia.[8]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/2017 | 1 June 2017 | 4 June 2017 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 65th Bilderberg Meeting |
| Bilderberg/2018 | 7 June 2018 | 10 June 2018 | Italy Turin Hotel Torino Lingotto Congress | The 66th Bilderberg Meeting, in Turin, Italy, known for months in advance after an unprecedented leak by the Serbian government. |
| Bilderberg/2019 | 30 May 2019 | 2 June 2019 | Switzerland Montreux | The 67th Bilderberg Meeting |
| Bilderberg/2024 | 30 May 2024 | 2 June 2024 | Spain Madrid | The 70th Bilderberg Meeting |
References
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/feb/08/rtl-chief-gerhard-zeiler-turner-broadcasting
- ↑ a b Gerhard Zeiler: a portrait. RTL Group. http://www.rtlgroup.com/www/assets/file_asset/RTLGroup_PortraitGZ_engl_clear_20110102.pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110726014348/http://www.economypoint.org/g/gerhard-zeiler.html#
- ↑ a b Bloomberg Business Week executive profile of Gerhard Zeiler. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1133754&ticker=RTL:LX&previousCapId=1882362&previousTitle=SKY%20DEUTSCHLAND%20AG
- ↑ 1 Bloomberg Business Week executive profile of Gerhard Zeiler. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1133754&ticker=RTL:LX&previousCapId=1882362&previousTitle=SKY%20DEUTSCHLAND%20AG
- ↑ https://www.wbd.com/leadership/gerhard-zeiler
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gerhard-zeiler-quits-rtl-fremantle-287652
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-zeiler-61a72590
