Bernd Schiphorst was born on the 29th January 1943 in Oldenburg. He studied economics, political sciences and journalism at the Free University of Berlin.
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Professional experience: |
| Since 2011 |
Senior Consultant WMP EuroCom AG |
| 2003 – 2010 |
Member of the Board of Directors of the WMP EuroCom AG |
| 2000 – 2003 |
Media Representative for the federal states of Berlin and Brandenburg |
| 1996 – 2000 |
President and Chief Executive Officer of Bertelsmann New Media in Hamburg; Member of the Board of Directors of Bertelsmann Multimedia |
| 1995 – 1996 |
President and Chief Executive Officer of AOL Europe |
| 1984 – 1995 |
Chairman to the Board of Directors of the Ufa Film and Television GmbH in Hamburg; Member of the Board of Directors of Electronic Media of the Bertelsmann AG; Member of the Supervisory Board of RTL and RTL 2 as well as Managing Director of VOX and Radio Hamburg |
| 1979 – 1984 |
Head of the Press and PR Department as well as Head of the Chairman's Office of Gruner + Jahr in Hamburg |
| 1970 – 1978 |
Editor in Chief and Member of the Board of Directors of the märkte & medien publishers in Hamburg |
Public offices / memberships: |
| Since 2008 |
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Hertha BSC Berlin |
| Since 2006 |
Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Deutsches Digital Institut |
| Since 2002 |
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hertha BSC Berlin Foundation |
| Since 2001 |
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the FilmFestival Cottbus |
| Since 2000 |
Chairman of the Board of Directors of media.net Berlin-Brandenburg |
| 2004 – 2006 |
Chairman of the LOC 2006 FIFA World Cup - Venue Office Berlin |
| 2000 – 2008 |
President of Hertha BSC Berlin |
