Gerd Schulte-Hillen
 Gerd Schulte-Hillen    (Media mogul, businessman) | |
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| Born | 1 October 1940 Menden, Germany |
| Spouse | Irene Schulte-Hillen |
| Member of | Atlantik-Brücke, Le Cercle |
Career
The career of Schulte-Hillen began when he joined in 1969 with Bertelsmann in the responsibility for the printing. In 1981 he took over the chair of the board of the Gruner + Jahr AG. Six years later, in 1987, he was Deputy CEO of Bertelsmann AG. At the age of 60, he joined the Supervisory Board of G + J and the Bertelsmann AG (both as chairman).
His wife Irene is CEO of the German Music Foundation.
His brother Karl-Hermann Schulte-Hillen was victim advocate in thalidomide scandal.
Gruner + Jahr AG
Under his leadership G + J has multiplied sales and earnings; G + J became the largest media holding company in Germany. He was involved in the scandal of the fake Hitler diaries in Stern <ref> http://www.zeit.de/2013/15/hitler-tagebuecher/seite-6 </ ref> and the failure of the magazine Tango , which was set in 1995 after 37 issues.
In 2007 Schulte-Hillen sold his 1.6% stake in the BV German newspaper holding company.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Le Cercle/1985 (Washington) | 7 January 1985 | 10 January 1985 | US Washington DC | 4 day meeting of Le Cercle in Washington exposed after Joel Van der Reijden discovered the attendee list for this conference and published it online in 2011 |
