Management

Eckhard Südmersen
CEO of arvato services and a member of the Executive Board at arvato AG

 

E-mail: eckhard.suedmersen at bertelsmann.de

 
Education:
1978 – 1984

Economics, Paderborn University.
Degree: Diplom Kaufmann (equivalent to an MBA)

 
Professional experience:
1985

Arthur Andersen, Hamburg Management Information Consulting

 
1986 – 1988

Assistent des Geschäftsführers Möller Werke, Bielefeld

 
1989 - 1990

Head of the business administration and IT department at Möller Werke, Bielefeld

 
1991 – 1993

Senior department head of business administration at Bertelsmann Distribution

 
1993 – 1994

Managing director of eps – electronic printing services at Bertelsmann Distribution

 
1995 – 1998

Managing director of VVA – Vereinigte Verlagsauslieferung Bertelsmann Distribution

 
1998

CEO of Falk Verlag AG Bertelsmann Buch AG

 
1999 – 2002

Vice president of BOL International for purchasing, logistics, customer & financial service; managing director of BOL Germany Bertelsmann Multimedia / Direct Group

 
2002 – 2007

Member of the management board at Kaufland (Schwarz group of companies) in charge of international logistics and production

 
Since 07/2007

Member of the Executive Board at arvato AG