Hans-Jürgen Laufer

Gruner + Jahr Deutschland GmbH publishes printed and digital media products. The company distributes premium magazines under the STERN, GEO, BRIGITTE, ESSEN & TRINKEN, SCHÖNER WOHNEN, CHEFKOCH, BARBARA, BEEF, and 11FREUNDE brands. It also operates the international digital marketing platform AppLike. The company was founded by John Jahr, Sr., John Jahr, Gerd Bucerius, and Richard Gruner on June 30, 1965 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Part of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Bertelsmann Services Group offers customer loyalty programs.

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.

Druck- & Verlagshaus Hüpke & Sohn Weserland-Verlag GmbH engages in the publishing and distribution of newspapers. It provides reports about local and global news, politics, business, sports, medicine, and health. It also offers online news reports as well as advertising and subscription services. The company was founded in 1777 and is headquartered in Holzminden, Germany.

Bertelsmann Management SE is an international media enterprise with corporate divisions including RTL Group, Penguin Random House, and Gruner + Jahr. The private company is based in Gütersloh, DE and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The German company's Press Center provides detailed information for journalists, and the company is also committed to Corporate Responsibility activities. Thomas Hermann Rabe has been the CEO of the company since 2012.