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Gunter Thielen
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Gunter Thielen (born 4 August 1942 in Quierschied) was chairman and chief executive officer of the Bertelsmann Stiftung.[1][2]
He graduated from RWTH Aachen University with a PhD in mechanical engineering and economics.[3] He was a manager at BASF from 1970 to 1976 and a technical director at the Wintershall refinery from 1976 to 1980.[4]
He was chief executive officer of Arvato AG, from 1985 to 2001. He was CEO of Bertelsmann AG from August 2002[5][6] until January 2008 when he was succeeded by Hartmut Ostrowski.
In 2005, he received the Johns Hopkins University Global Leadership Award.[7] He is on the International Advisory Board of the Atlantic Council.[8]
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