Liz Mohn
German businesswoman and philanthropist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elisabeth Mohn (née Beckmann; born 21 June 1941)[1] is a German billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist.[2][3] She was married to Reinhard Mohn until his death in 2009.[4]
Liz Mohn | |
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Born | Elisabeth Beckmann (1941-06-21) 21 June 1941 (age 82) Wiedenbrück, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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Children | 3, including Brigitte and Christoph |
Liz Mohn represents the fifth generation of the family that founded and continues to play a leading role at the Bertelsmann media group.[5][6][7] Until 2021, she was chairwoman of the steering committee of the Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft (BVG), and remains a committee member to this day.[7][8] She is also a member of the governance bodies at Bertelsmann.[9] Moreover, until June 2021 Liz Mohn was vice chairwoman of the executive board and board of trustees of the non-profit Bertelsmann Stiftung and since then has been an honorary member of the board of trustees.[10][11]
The Liz Mohn Center bundled her projects promoting international understanding, on business topics with a focus on issues of modern management, along with those in the cultural field.[12] Mohn has been recognized with numerous awards for her extensive civic engagement, among them the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.[13][14]