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Report: Bertelsmann Names Industrial Engineering and Econ Major Named Markus Dohle to Head Random House
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The Bertelsmann Bunch circa March, 2008. Rolf Buch, Chairman of Arvato, is second from the left, and new Bertelsmann Big Cheese Hartmut Ostrowski is next. Peter Olson is at the far right. Not anymore.
The Wall Street Journal has the story: Peter Olson's successor at Random House Inc. has been selected, and it's a German guy whom none of the publishers in New York have ever heard of. The name is Markus Dohle, and he comes from Arvato, the printing operation at Bertelsmann.
Mr. Dohle took over the top job at Arvato for Hartmut Ostrowski, who became chairman of the entire Bertelesmann corporation this past January. Mr. Ostrowski chose one of his own in nominating Mr. Dohle for the Random House appointment— a move many stateside industry observers predicted in recent weeks amid whispers and speculation that seems to come up basically every time a Random House C.E.O. abruptly leaves his job. read more »
