Prof. Dr. Manfred Niewiarra

Born August 8^th, 1938 in Seeburg, Eastern Prussia

Education

Studies of Law and Political Sciences at Universities of Göttingen and Berlin

Law Doctorate; Göttingen (1964)

Business Career

Nestlé AG- Frankfurt am Main/Vevey (1967 – 1970)

Wertkauf- Mann Group (1971 – 1974)

Bertelsmann AG (1974 – 1991)

• Chief syndic
• Coordinator of US- and South American Investments

Axel Springer AG (1991 – 1994)

• Member of the Executive Board: Electronic Media  – Foreign Activities 

CLT (1995 – 1996)

• Legal Advisor: responsible for strategy & control

Bertelsmann AG (1997 – 1998)

• Head of Department: Mergers & Acquisitions

HSBC London (1998 – 2001)

• Advisory Director Media

A.T. Kearney GmbH

• Outside Director 

Overview of Supervisory Board Memberships

Chairman of the supervisory board

• Bitop AG, Witten

Member of the supervisory board   

• Advanced Medien AG, München – deputy chairman
• Deutsche Kapitalanlagegesellschaft AG – deputy chairman
• OEMUS Media AG, Leipzig
• e-m-s new media AG, Dortmund (retired March 2006)

Social Activities

University Witten/Herdecke

• Honorary professor
• Chairman for the Institute for Corporate Governance (ICG)

Member of the FDP Media Commission