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16<br />

175 Years of Bertelsmann<br />

1980 – 1990<br />

1980 – 1990<br />

The fi rst Executive Board without Reinhard Mohn: Manfred Fischer, Mark<br />

Wössner, Herrmann Hoffmann, Ulrich Wechsler, Egmont “Monti” Lüftner,<br />

Hans Zopp (from left to right)<br />

Reinhard Mohn and Mark Wössner in New York in 1987.<br />

The acquisition of RCA and Doubleday had been announced<br />

in 1986<br />

In 1981, when he turned 60, Reinhard Mohn handed over the reins of the company to Manfred Fischer, head of Gruner + Jahr at the<br />

time. Fischer was succeeded in 1983 by Mark Wössner, who brought the company back on track for growth. With two major acquisitions<br />

in the U.S. in 1986 (Doubleday and RCA), Bertelsmann achieved a breakthrough in the world’s largest media market.<br />

Bertelsmann Annual Report 2009

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