
Gerhard Zeiler
CEO RTL Group

| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 20, 1955 in Vienna |
| Studies | Psychology, Sociology and Educational Science |
| Career Milestones | |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Scientific Assistant at the Austrian Institute for Occupational Research |
| 1979 | Freelance journalist |
| 1979 | Press Spokesman for Austria’s Minister of Education and the Arts, Dr. Fred Sinowatz and later for Dr. Franz Vranitzky |
| 1986 | Secretary General, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) |
| 1991 | Sole Managing Director, Tele 5, a German commercial TV channel based in Munich |
| 1992 | Managing Director, RTL 2 in Cologne/Munich |
| 1994 | Director, ORF |
| 1998 - 2005 | Managing Director, RTL Television, Cologne |
| 2000 | Member of the Operations Management Committee, RTL Group |
| 2002 | Member of the Supervisory Board, Groupe M6 |
| 2002 - 2004 | Member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Board of Trustees |
| since March 2003 | Chief Executive Officer, RTL Group |
| since October 2005 | Member of the Executive Board of Bertelsmann AG |
News
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Bertelsmann initiates long-term reshaping
International Academy Of Journalism Launches Application Process For The Second Year



