Bernd Hirsch

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA engages in the provision of services related to media and education. It operates through the following segments: RTL Group, Penguin Random House, Gruner + Jahr, BMG, Arvato, Bertelsmann Printing Group, Bertelsmann Education Group, and Bertelsmann Investments. The RTL Group segment specializes in radio and television production. The Penguin Random House segment publishes books. The Gruner + Jahr segment focuses on magazines. The BMG segment engages in music production. The Arvato segment offers technology services. The Bertelsmann Printing Group segment unites the printing activities of the Bertelsmann Group. The Bertelsmann Education Group segment encompasses the overall education business. The Bertelsmann Investments segment comprises start-up and fund investments. The company was founded by Carl Bertelsmann in 1835 and is headquartered in Guetersloh, Germany.

Bertelsmann, Inc. provides television broadcasting and book and music publishing services. Its core divisions include (RTL Group), book publishing (Penguin Random House), magazine publishing (Gruner + Jahr), services (Arvato), and printing (Be Printers). The company was founded on March 27, 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

IOLTECH SA Designs, manufactures, and distributes intraocular lenses for medical and surgical applications. The firm offers ocular implants, ocular surgical implements, and pharmaceutical ophthalmic care products to remedy a variety of eye and vision-related problems for people. IOLTECH provides services for the treatment of common problems like cataracts, myopia, hyperopia, and macular degeneration. The company was founded in 1990 by Philippe Tourrette and is headquartered in Perigny, France.

Carl Zeiss AG engages in the development and manufacture of scientific optics technologies and solutions services. Its products and solutions inlcude medical, microscopy, optemetry, industrial metrology spectroscopy, semicondictor technology, camera and film lenses, and simulation solutions planetariums. The company was founded by Carl Zeiss in 1846 and is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany.

Bellefontaine Investments AG engages in the provision of real estate, retail, private equity investments, and financial services. The firm develops and manages a portfolio of retail properties. It also offers financial services from private label cards to personal loans, insurance, and savings. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.