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Axel Springer AG

SPR is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$2.0B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.0B
  • Public
  • DE
Dow Jones Description

Established by the publisher of the same name in 1946, Axel Springer is today Germany?s biggest newspaper publishing house and third-largest magazine publisher. With over 170 newspapers and magazines in 33 countries, 9,733 employees, a consolidated turnover of 2,376m EUR, an annual net profit of 291m EUR and an EBITA* of 374m EUR, Axel Springer is Germanys most creative and profitable publishing house and also one of the leading international media enterprises**. Its strategic objectives are market leadership in the German-language core business, internationalization, and digitization of the core business.

Number of Employees 10,166
Contact Information

Axel Springer Str 65

Berlin 10888

www.axelspringe...

(49) 3025910

NAICS Code Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing: 336413

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Mathias Dopfner CEO
Steffen Naumann CFO & COO
Andreas Wiele Intl Affairs Division Head
Diana Grigoriev Executive, Investor Relations
Jacques Schwiekart Head, Controlling
Jans Meuffelmann Head, Books Division
Brian M. Powers Director
Allen R. Thorpe Investor
Blake Kleinman Investor
Patrick Healy Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Giuseppe Vita Chairman
Rudolf Knepper Deputy Chairman
Friede Springer Board of Directors
Gerhard Cromme Board of Directors
Klaus Krone Board of Directors
Michael Lewis Board of Directors
Michael Otto Board of Directors
Oliver Heine Board of Directors
Wolf Lepenies Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Axel Springer AG CEO Current
Time Warner Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Axel Springer AG CFO & COO Current

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Axel Springer AG Intl Affairs Division Head Current

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Axel Springer AG Executive, Investor Relations Current

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Axel Springer AG Head, Controlling Current

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Axel Springer AG Head, Books Division Current

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Axel Springer AG Chairman Current

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Axel Springer AG Deputy Chairman Current

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Hellman & Friedman LLC CEO Current
Hellman & Friedman LLC Managing Director Current
Axel Springer AG Director Current
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Director Current
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited Chief Executive Officer Former
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited Managing Director Former
James D. Wolfensohn, Inc. Partner Former
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Director Former
Mid Ocean Limited Investor Former
John Fairfax Holdings Limited Investor Former
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Investor Former
Axel Springer AG Investor Former
John Fairfax Holdings Limited Chairman Former
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited Executive Chairman Former
Valassis Communications, Inc. Chairman Former
Yale University graduate Former
University of Virginia School of Law graduate Former

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Axel Springer AG Board of Directors Current

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Thyssen Krupp, Inc. Supervisory Board Chairman Current
Siemens AG Supervisory Board Chairman Current
Axel Springer AG Board of Directors Current
Axel Springer AG Supervisory Board Current
BNP Paribas SA Board of Directors Current
Allianz SE Supervisory Board Current
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA Member Current
Harvard Law School Law Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Axel Springer AG Board of Directors Current

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Axel Springer AG Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Axel Springer AG Board of Directors Current

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Axel Springer AG Board of Directors Current

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Axel Springer AG Board of Directors Current

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Hellman & Friedman LLC Managing Director Current
Council on Foreign Relations Term Member Current
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd Director Current
Mitchell International Director Current
Vertafore, Inc. Director Current
Emdeon Business Services Director Current
Hellman & Friedman LLC Board of Directors Current
LPL Financial Services Board of Directors Current
Gartmore Investment Management Director Current
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Investor Current
Axel Springer AG Investor Current
Bain & Company Manager Former
Council on Foreign Relations Term Member Former
Bain & Company Consultant Former
Stanford University graduate Former
Harvard Business School graduate Former

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Hellman & Friedman LLC Principal Current
Software Solutions Partners Limited Board of Directors Current
SSP Board of Directors Current
Gartmore Investment Management Director Current
Hellman & Friedman LLC Director Current
Axel Springer AG Investor Current
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Investor Current
Morgan Stanley Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings Department Former
Harvard College graduate Former

Organization Position Status
Hellman & Friedman LLC Managing Director Current
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Director Current
NASDAQ Trader Board of Directors Current
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd Board of Directors Current
Gartmore Investment Management Board of Directors Current
DoubleClick Inc. Director Current
Axel Springer AG Investor Current
Young & Rubicam Inc. Investor Current
PowerBar Inc. Investor Current
James D. Wolfensohn, Inc. NA Former
Digitas Director Former
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Harvard College graduate Former
Harvard Business School graduate Former
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