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First Information about Divisions Exchange Initiative Corporate Center Corporate Center: Executive Board and Departments CEO CFO CHRO Corporate Controlling & Corporate Treasury & Corporate HR, Strategy Finance Executives & Talent Corporate Accounting Bertelsmann University Communications HR Coordination & Audit Tax Shared Services Legal Mergers & Acquisitions Growth Regions 2 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative How to find out more about Corporate Center When you are interested in applying for an exchange at Corporate Center, you could search for more information at: https://www.bertelsmann.com/company/corporate-center/guetersloh/ Or contact Christina Hukemann ([email protected]) What I love most about Corporate Center is working together with highly motivated experts from different departments, our lunch culture and the appreciative way of working with each other. 3 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Penguin Random House Penguin Random House – World’s largest consumer book publisher €3,361m €537m Revenues Operating EBITDA 10,594 New York Employees Headquarters • More than 250 editorially independent imprints across six continents • More than 15,000 new books published worldwide per year • Sells nearly 800 million copies in print, audio, and digital formats annually • More than 60 Nobel Prize Laureates • 45 imprints • 585 titles on the “New York Times” bestseller lists in 2016, • About 200 new books published 101 of them at number one monthly • Bertelsmann‘s stake: 75 percent (25 percent owned by Pearson plc) • More than 60 million copies in print, audio and digital 5 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Penguin Random House – World’s largest consumer book publisher Authors Bestseller Publishers 6 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Penguin Random House – World’s largest consumer book publisher North America Europe Latin America Africa, Asia, Australia Global 7 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative How to find out more about Penguin Random House When you are interested in applying for an exchange at Penguin Random House, you could search for more information at: http://careers.penguinrandomhouse.com/about-us/ https://www.bertelsmann.com/divisions/penguin-random-house/#st-1 https://www.facebook.com/PenguinRandomHouse Or contact Ann Fedeli ([email protected]) What I love most about Penguin Random House is our employee-focused culture. We truly believe that our employees are at the heart of what we do and that is evident in how we treat them. 8 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Gruner + Jahr Gruner + Jahr – One of Europe’s Largest Magazine Publishers €1,580m €137m Revenues Operating EBITDA 10,877 Hamburg Employees Headquarters • Gruner + Jahr produces media products for the digital society. With more than 500 magazines and digital offerings in more than 20 countries, G+J is one of the largest magazine publishers in Europe. • G+J stands for independent, credible content of the highest quality. • In 2016, G+J received more than 200 prizes and awards. • G+J owns 59.9 percent of Motor Presse Stuttgart, one of the largest special-interest magazine publishers in Europe. 10 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Gruner + Jahr – Organization G + J Germany e.g. Stern, Brigitte, Chefkoch Gruner + Jahr G + J GmbH & Co KG International Bertelsmann SE: e.g. Prisma Media 100% (Paris) Holdings e.g. Motor Presse Stuttgart, DDV Mediengruppe, Spiegel Verlag 11 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Gruner + Jahr – More than 500 International Media Products 12 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Gruner + Jahr – Revenue Streams Circulation Advertising E-Commerce & Brand Client Business Services Businesses People buy our content Companies use our media Online shops and services Products that benefit from Business clients use our (magazines, apps, emags) to advertise products and that benefit from the power the power of our brands expertise in sales, marketing and corporate services of our media (SCHÖNER WOHNEN wall publishing (welldoo, DELINERO) paint, GEO calendars etc.) 13 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Gruner + Jahr – Revenue Streams 14 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Gruner + Jahr – Revenue Streams 15 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Gruner + Jahr – Communities of Interest Access to Millions Strong Brands Market-Knowhow 16 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Gruner + Jahr – Digitize & Transform We deliver our content across all digital channels – websites, apps, emags and social 17 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Gruner + Jahr – Content Communication european market leader for content communication 18 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Gruner + Jahr – Digitize & Transform We found and acquire companies Roomido Danato Interior Design Community Online Shop for Gift Ideas (COI Living) (COI Living) Pamono Delinero . Marketplace for vintage design Online Delicatessen (COI Family) (COI Food) . 19 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Gruner + Jahr – Digitize & Transform We build and buy companies in our core fields of expertise like Advertising Veeseo ADVIDEUM #1 Content Recommendation Provider #1 Premium Video Marketer in Europe TRND in France #1 Word-Of-Mouth Marketer in Europe 20 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative Gruner + Jahr – Where you can work for – some examples We help internal and external founders, validate ideas, test business models and create products that inspire people. We are looking for… …Bertelsmann colleagues with great ideas from the fields of media, marketing an e-commerce, who would like to work in the mids at the Schanze in Hamburg… 21 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative How to find out more about G+J When you are interested in applying for an exchange at Gruner + Jahr, you could search for more information at: https://www.guj.de/en https://www.bertelsmann.com/divisions/gruner-jahr/#st-1 https://www.facebook.com/guj.karriere/ Or contact Christian Spieß ([email protected]) What I love most about G+J are different challenges in versatile areas with an immense portion of humanity and partnership…and great coffee by the way ;-) 22 Bertelsmann · Exchange Initiative BMG BERTELSMANN IN MUSIC 2008 Recording Music Music Publishing • Sony/BMG JV based on outdated business model • Bertelsmann exited business in 2006 • Market strongly declining due to digital impact • Analyzing business under digital parameters • No growth options/expansion under traditional model • Increasing music usage due to digital impact • Traditional Labels not interested in drastic changes • Diverse growth opt. due to new channels/markets • Sony/BMG is working on a high fixed cost structure • Stronger position due to licensing shift • Artist challenge their contracts / split of revenues • Digitization enables new business models BMG AT A GLANCE 4TH LARGEST MUSIC RIGHTS COMPANY WORLDWIDE 750 €416m employees revenues in 2016 600,000 Worldwide (+12.2% vs. 2015) recordings 70,000 1,900,000 clients songs (songwriters & artists) 10% 12 / 15 chart share countries / offices in US and UK + global partner network (~20% GE) REPRESENTING AROUND 2.5 MILLION SONGS & RECORDINGS LP DAVID BOWIE NENA THE ROLLING STONES M.I.A. ROBBIE WILLIAMS ROGER WATERS NICKELBACK JANET JACKSON RICK ASTLEY JACK SAVORETTI BRUNO MARS BLONDIE FERGIE AUDIO VISUAL SUCCESSFULLY EXPLOITING NEW AND ACQUIRED RIGHTS THE NEW BMG WHAT WE ARE WE ARE: • An integrated new model music company • An international music rights manager • Focusing on Songwriters’ and Artists’ needs • Focusing on relevant key territories • Reliable, pro-active, transparent, accurate and fair • Based on a model/cost structure set for digital age • Operating on best-in-class cost structure • Wholly-owned division of Bertelsmann • Fourth biggest music company in the world NINE YEARS OF DYNAMIC GROWTH SINCE THE FOUNDING IN 2008 (select examples) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Music Market Entry US Scale Organic KKR Exit Business Business Business Business Business UK, ES, FR, Expansion Building Growth Growth Growth Growth Growth Entry IT, NL Market Entry Consolidation, Expansion Expansion Expansion Exploit Market Entry Expansion KKR JV Scandinavia Integration into Recordings / Recordings / AV AV assets Brazil & Australia Recordings / Recording Publishing Catalogs Catalogs Publishing Catalogs Market Entry Scale Building Rights Market Entry Repertoire Expansion US through China Building China Recordings / Acquisitions Publishing Catalogs BMG INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE Covering 90% of the Music Market Stockholm London Berlin Hilversum Toronto Paris Milan Portland Beijing New York Madrid Los Angeles Nashville São Paulo Sydney INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT Peter Stack Alistair Norbury Sanken Sandqvist Fred Casimir Executive Vice President Global Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Executive Vice President, Catalogue Recordings International Repertoire Scandinavia Continental Europe Stockholm Hartwig Masuch Max Dressendörfer London Berlin Group CEO Group CFO Hilversum Paris Milan Beijing Portland Sherry Zhuo New York Madrid Managing Director, China Nashville Los Angeles Geert-Willem Koolhof Director Finance & Operations, BeNeLux Dominique Kulling Managing Director, GSA Stéphane Berlow Managing Director, France Thomas Scherer Zach Katz Kos Weaver Executive Vice President, US President Repertoire Executive Vice President, Publishing & Marketing, US BMG Nashville São Paulo Pablo Rodríguez Dino Stewart Managing Director, Spain Managing Director, Italy Sydney Patrick Joest Executive Vice President, Licensing & Marketing International Heath Johns Managing Director, Brazil Managing Director, Australia HOW TO FIND OUT
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