Dr. Bernd Buchholz was CEO of the media conglomerate Gruner + Jahr until 2012 and a member of the board of Bertelsmann AG. The lawyer with a doctorate gained his experience in the executive suite of a globally operating media company with over 13,000 employees in China, India, the USA, and Europe, among others. Before his board activities, he was managing director of the magazine "stern" and a Hamburg daily newspaper.