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Liz Mohn
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| Born | Elisabeth Beckmann 21 June 1941 Wiedenbrück, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Children | 3, including Brigitte and Christoph |
Elisabeth Mohn (née Beckmann; born 21 June 1941)[1] is a German billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist.[2][3] She was married to Reinhard Mohn until his death in 2009.[4]
Liz Mohn represents the fifth generation of the family that founded and continues to play a leading role at the Bertelsmann media group.[5][6][7] Until 2021, she was chairwoman of the steering committee of the Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft (BVG), and remains a committee member to this day.[7][8] She is also a member of the governance bodies at Bertelsmann.[9] Moreover, until June 2021 Liz Mohn was vice chairwoman of the executive board and board of trustees of the non-profit Bertelsmann Stiftung and since then has been an honorary member of the board of trustees.[10][11]
The Liz Mohn Center bundled her projects promoting international understanding, on business topics with a focus on issues of modern management, along with those in the cultural field.[12] Mohn has been recognized with numerous awards for her extensive civic engagement, among them the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.[13][14]
- ^ "Liz Mohn". Internationales Biographisches Archiv (in German). Munzinger. July 9, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ^ "Mit den Augen einer Mutter". Welt am Sonntag (in German). January 7, 2001. p. 30.
- ^ Matthias Benirschke (June 21, 2011). "Das Mädchen aus Rheda-Wiedenbrück". Bonner General-Anzeiger (in German). p. 2.
- ^ "Eine herausragende Persönlichkeit: Reinhard Mohn gestorben". Faz.net (in German). October 4, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ Bertelsmann Stiftung, ed. (2013). "Liz Mohn: Entscheidung für ein engagiertes Leben" (PDF) (in German). p. 6. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ "Bertelsmann: Medienmonarchie aus Gütersloh". Handelsblatt (in German). January 30, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ a b Holger Steltzner (June 17, 2016). "Bertelsmann: Liz Mohn bleibt an der Macht". Faz.net (in German). Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^ Isabell Hülsen, Alexander Kühn, Anton Rainer (June 11, 2021). "Liz Mohn und die Medien-Dynastie: Die Bertelsmann-Königin klärt ihre Thronfolge". Spiegel.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mitglieder der Aufsichtsräte von Bertelsmann" (in German). Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Annette Becker (October 10, 2009). "Personen: Liz Mohn, die mächtige Frau in Gütersloh". Börsen-Zeitung (in German). p. 7.
- ^ "Bertelsmann Stiftung: Liz Mohn scheidet zum 80. Geburtstag aus". WirtschaftsWoche. June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Familienoberhaupt tritt kürzer: Bertelsmann Stiftung gründet Liz-Mohn-Center". NTV. June 21, 2021.
- ^ Margaretha Kopeinig (October 1, 2009). "Eigentum verpflichtet". Kurier (in German). p. 8.
- ^ "Bertelsmann-Erbin Liz Mohn erhält Bundesverdienstorden". Bild (in German). July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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