Liz Mohn
Encyclopedia
Liz Mohn née Beckmann (born 21 June 1941 in Wiedenbrück) is the widow of Reinhard Mohn
, the owner of the media conglomerate Bertelsmann
. She serves on the supervisory board of Bertelsmann
and on the board of the Bertelsmann Foundation
.
She became employed as a secretary at Bertelsmann and eventually became Mohn's mistress. In 1963 she entered a pro forma
marriage with author Joachim Scholz, and only became Mohn's second wife in 1982. Liz and Reinhard Mohn had three children.
In 1993, she founded the German Stroke Foundation, and serves as its President. In 2004, she endorsed Angela Merkel
for Chancellor
.
Reinhard Mohn
Reinhard Mohn was a German businessman who turned Bertelsmann, a "provincial, war-shattered German publisher", into the sixth largest media conglomerate in the world.-Early life:...
, the owner of the media conglomerate Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann AG is a multinational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. The company operates in 63 countries and employs 102,983 workers , which makes it the most international media corporation in the world. In 2008 the company reported a €16.118 billion consolidated...
. She serves on the supervisory board of Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann AG is a multinational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. The company operates in 63 countries and employs 102,983 workers , which makes it the most international media corporation in the world. In 2008 the company reported a €16.118 billion consolidated...
and on the board of the Bertelsmann Foundation
Bertelsmann Foundation
The Bertelsmann Foundation is the largest private operating non-profit foundation in Germany, created in 1977 by Reinhard Mohn. The Bertelsmann Foundation holds 77.4 percent of Bertelsmann AG....
.
She became employed as a secretary at Bertelsmann and eventually became Mohn's mistress. In 1963 she entered a pro forma
Pro forma
The term pro forma is a term applied to practices or documents that are done as a pure formality, perfunctory, or seek to satisfy the minimum requirements or to conform to a convention or doctrine...
marriage with author Joachim Scholz, and only became Mohn's second wife in 1982. Liz and Reinhard Mohn had three children.
In 1993, she founded the German Stroke Foundation, and serves as its President. In 2004, she endorsed Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel
Angela Dorothea Merkel is the current Chancellor of Germany . Merkel, elected to the Bundestag from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has been the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000, and chairwoman of the CDU-CSU parliamentary coalition from 2002 to 2005.From 2005 to 2009 she led a...
for Chancellor
Chancellor of Germany
The Chancellor of Germany is, under the German 1949 constitution, the head of government of Germany...
.
Honours
- Europäischer Stifterpreis für Kultur-Mäzene, 1996
- Federal Cross of Merit First Class, 1996
- Charity BambiBambi (prize)The Bambi - Deutschlands Wichtigster Medienpreis, often simply called Bambi Awards and stylized as BAMBI, are presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year",...
, 1996 - Member of the Club of RomeClub of RomeThe Club of Rome is a global think tank that deals with a variety of international political issues. Founded in 1968 at Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy, the CoR describes itself as "a group of world citizens, sharing a common concern for the future of humanity." It consists of current and...
, 1999- - Order of Merit of Berlin, 2003
- Karl Winnacker Prize, 2009
- Great Cross of Merit, 2010
- Gold Medal of the Balearic IslandsBalearic IslandsThe Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
, 2010
Publications
- Liz Mohn: Liebe öffnet Herzen. C. BertelsmannBertelsmannBertelsmann AG is a multinational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. The company operates in 63 countries and employs 102,983 workers , which makes it the most international media corporation in the world. In 2008 the company reported a €16.118 billion consolidated...
, 2001, ISBN 3570003671 - Liz Mohn, Ursula von der LeyenUrsula von der LeyenUrsula Gertrud von der Leyen is a German politician of the conservative Christian Democratic Union.Since 30 November 2009, she has served as the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the Second Cabinet Merkel. In the First Cabinet Merkel , she served as Federal Minister of Family...
: Familie gewinnt. Bertelsmann FoundationBertelsmann FoundationThe Bertelsmann Foundation is the largest private operating non-profit foundation in Germany, created in 1977 by Reinhard Mohn. The Bertelsmann Foundation holds 77.4 percent of Bertelsmann AG....
, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89204-927-2 - Liz Mohn "Schlüsselmomente: Erfahrungen eines engagierten Lebens " C. BertelsmannBertelsmannBertelsmann AG is a multinational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. The company operates in 63 countries and employs 102,983 workers , which makes it the most international media corporation in the world. In 2008 the company reported a €16.118 billion consolidated...
, 2011, ISBN 978-3570101100
Literature
- Thomas Schuler: Die Mohns - Vom Provinzbuchhändler zum Weltkonzern. Die Familie hinter Bertelsmann. Campus Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3593373076