Values

175 Years of Bertelsmann | The Management | The Group | Divisions | Spirit | Financial Information
The Legacy for Our Future
1835 – 1930
1930 – 1950
1950 – 1980
1980 – 1990
1990 – 2000
2000 – 2009
Future
1980 – 1990
With more than 100,000 employees, revenues of 15.4 billion euros in fi scal 2009 and operations in over 50 countries around the
world, Bertelsmann is one of the leading international media companies. It is also one of the world’s oldest media companies,
especially of this scale. All developments and changes of the past 175 years aside, history remains a defi nitive identifi cation factor
for the company, its owners and its employees. Th is common thread leads the way to a creative, entrepreneurial and successful
future. A historical overview can be found on the following pages; the full Bertelsmann chronicle is posted online at:
www.bertelsmann.com/175
Bertelsmann Annual Report 2009
1990 – 2000
2000 – 2009
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