Georg-Dieter von Holtzbrinck
Dieter von Holtzbrinck is the eldest son of publisher Georg von Holtzbrinck, who founded the Holtzbrinck publishing group in the late 1940s. Dieter ran the publishing house for over 20 years. In 2009, he sold his shares and founded Dieter von Holtzbrinck Medien GmbH (DvH Medien), which acquired 50% of Zeitverlag as well as the Tagesspiegel and Handelsblatt. In 2019, he retired from the business and handed over the role of chairman of the supervisory board to Michael Grabner. Dieter's siblings also include Monika Schoeller and his half-brother Stefan von Holtzbrinck.
Business
Non-profit foundation work
Dieter von Holtzbrinck Stiftung GmbH (founder, co-owner)
Advertising marketing
iq media marketing gmbh (co-owner)
Holding company
DvH Medien GmbH, founder, co-owner
Newspaper publishing
Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, co-owner
Zeitverlag Gerd Bucerius GmbH & Co KG, co-owner
Verlag Der Tagesspiegel GmbH, co-owner
Family & Friends
Affiliated Interests Family Members Friends
holds a 25% stake in Zeitverlag and has been CEO of the Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group since May 2001. His father, Georg von Holtzbrinck, founded the publishing house in 1948 and he is the half-brother of Dieter von Holtzbrinck.
was a co-owner of the Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group with her half-brother Stefan von Holtzbrinck (50% each) and was the long-standing head of the S. Fischer publishing houses in Frankfurt am Main. Schoeller died in 2019. She left her shares to her only daughter, Christiane Schoeller.
Founder of the publishing group and father of Stefan, Dieter and Monika. Georg began selling subscriptions for books and magazines in the 1930s, laying the foundation for the publishing business. Georg was a member of the Nazi Party and used his political contacts to gain economic advantages during the Nazi era.
