Thomas Rabe (business manager)

Thomas Rabe
Rabe in 2022
Born (1965-08-06) August 6, 1965 (age 59)
Luxembourg City
Alma mater
OccupationBusiness executive
Title

Thomas Rabe (born August 6, 1965, in Luxembourg City) is a German business executive.[1][2] In 2006, he was appointed to the Bertelsmann executive board, of which he has been chairman and chief executive officer since 2012.[3][4] Under his leadership, the group has become more international, more digital and more diversified.[5][6] In particular, he has advanced the business with music rights and the educational division.[7] Additionally, Rabe was appointed chief executive officer of RTL Group in 2019.[8]

  1. ^ Mance, Henry; Vasagar, Jeevan (April 27, 2014). "Thomas Rabe, Bertelsmann CEO: From punk rock to family values". Financial Times.
  2. ^ "Thomas Rabe: Der Visionär mit der Bassgitarre". Handelsblatt (in German). October 10, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Thomas Rabe wird Bertelsmann-Finanzvorstand". Börsen-Zeitung (in German). January 22, 2005.
  4. ^ "Thomas Rabe wird neuer Bertelsmann-Chef". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). October 11, 2011.
  5. ^ "Die neue Strategie des Medienkonzerns". Handelsblatt (in German). March 29, 2012.
  6. ^ "Bertelsmann stellt sich breiter auf". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). March 23, 2016.
  7. ^ "Halbzeit bei Bertelsmann". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). April 1, 2015.
  8. ^ Hein, David (April 1, 2019). "Thomas Rabe wird CEO der RTL Group" (in German). Retrieved April 1, 2019.