BMG News and Activities

BMG is owned by Bertelsmann.

Bertelsmann is one of the...

• Fortune 500 Europe (#188);
• TOB Iconic 10,000.

Bertelsmann has a direct presence in 22 countries.

Bertelsmann has 64 subsidiaries including Ad Alliance, Affero Lab and Alliant International University.

They are in:

• Media29%
• Publishing25%
• Other46%

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Most searched biographies at BMG

• Thomas Coesfeld, Chief Executive Officer
• Mathis Wolter, Chief Financial Officer
• Sebastian Hentzschel, Chief Operating Officer and Board Member

Popular executive movements at BMG

• Björn Bauer, will join the company as Chief Financial Officer  (posted on May 14 2026).
• Paul Oertwig has joined the company as Vice President, Global Performance and People Development  (posted on April 16 2026).
• Tim Miles has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Global Sync+  (posted on April 16 2026).

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Popular executive movements at Bertelsmann

• Thomas Rabe, Chairman of the Executive Board, Chief Executive Officer, will leave the company on Dec. 31, 2026  (posted on November 14 2025).
• Thomas Coesfeld who is Member of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of BMG, will be promoted to Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Executive Officer of BMG on Jan. 1, 2027  (posted on November 14 2025).

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Bertelsmann has 147 competitors including Universal Music Group (United States (USA)), Spotify (Sweden) and Sony Music Entertainment (United States (USA)).

Popular M&A news in Music

• Primary Wave Music has announced the acquisition of Kobalt Music  (posted on March 27 2026).
• Virgin Music Group has acquired Downtown Music Holdings (posted on February 24 2026).
• Universal Music Group has acquired Downtown Music Holdings (posted on February 16 2026).

Popular contacts in Music

• Gautam Talwar - Managing Director, Asia Pacific at Spotify
• Alex Norstrom - Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director at Spotify
• Martin Lorentzon - Director and Co-Founder at Spotify

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Press releases by BMG

• DE: Ray Dalton brings entire publishing catalog to BMG
• IT: Italian singer songwriter Francesco Guccini receives Gold certification in Italy
• INTL: BMG appoints Melanie McAllister to Chief Human Resources Officer
• US: BMG songwriters honored with key awards at Nashville Songwriter Awards
• AU: BMG artists and songwriters nominated for ARIA Awards 2024
• DE: Cat & Vito sign with Telamo
• ES: BMG inks worldwide agreement to administer the catalog of legendary flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía
• UK: Blossoms secure fourth UK Number One album with Gary
• DE: Die Amigos debut Number One on the Official German Albums Chart
• INTL: Celebrating collaboration and creativity at the European A&R Conference in Stockholm
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