Born August 6, 1965, Luxemburg
Studies Ecole Européenne, Brussels

RWTH Aachen / University of Cologne
Economics Department
Diplom-Kaufmann (MBA)

University of Cologne
Doctoral Studies
Doctor of Economics (Dr. rer. pol.)

Career Milestones

1989 - Directorate-General for Financial Institutions and Corporate Law European Commission, Brussels
1990 - Associate at the Forrester Norall & Sutton law firm (now White & Case), Brussels
1991 - Treuhandanstalt, Berlin, from
1993 - on as Director Controlling
1993 - Beteiligungsgesellschaft New Länder, Berlin,
Head of Acquisitions
1996 - Clearstream International
after 1998 - Member of the Board of Directors, Chief Financial Officer
2000 - Chief Financial Officer
(since 2003, head of the Corporate Center as well),
RTL Group, Luxembourg
since January 2006 - Chief Financial Officer and Head of the Corporate Center, Bertelsmann AG, Gütersloh, till 2008 also Head of Bertelsmann Music Group
since January 2012 - Chairman & CEO, Bertelsmann AG, Gütersloh, Germany

José Manuel Lara, de 58 años, casado y padre de cuatro hijos, es presidente de Antena 3 y del Grupo Planeta. Su trayectoria ha estado ligada al mundo editorial y de los medios de comunicación. Fue consejero de Telecinco, presidente de Quiero Televisión y del Instituto de la Empresa Familiar. Está al frente del Grupo Planeta desde la muerte de su padre en mayo de 2003,