Bertelsmann is an international media, services and education group with divisions in broadcasting, publishing, music, services and education, employing over 80,000 people in around 50 countries.
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is an international media, services and education group founded in 1835. The company began as a small local publishing house in Germany and now employs well over 80,000 people, operating in approximately 50 countries. Its business spans broadcasting and entertainment, publishing, music, services, education, marketing services and investments.
Its divisions are RTL Group (broadcasting and entertainment), Penguin Random House (publishing), BMG (music), Arvato (services), Bertelsmann Marketing Services, Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments.
The group describes itself as the home of creative entrepreneurs for nearly 200 years, founded on the insight that creativity and entrepreneurial spirit build something lasting. It champions personal initiative and creative thinking, and states that employees have the opportunity to shape their own careers along paths that grow with them.
