Liz Mohn
| Liz Mohn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Elisabeth Beckmann 21 June 1941 |
| Residence | Guetersloh, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Net worth | $3.5 billion (February 2015)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Reinhard Mohn (deceased) |
| Children | 3 |
Elisabeth "Liz" Mohn née Beckmann (born 21 June 1941) is the widow of Reinhard Mohn, the owner of the media conglomerate Bertelsmann. She serves on the supervisory board of Bertelsmann and on the board of the Bertelsmann Foundation.
She was employed as a secretary at Bertelsmann and eventually became Mohn's mistress. In 1963 she entered a pro forma marriage with author Joachim Scholz, and only became Mohn's second wife in 1982.[2] Liz and Reinhard Mohn had three children.
In 1993, she founded the German Stroke Foundation, and serves as its President. In 2004, she endorsed Angela Merkel for Chancellor.[3]
Honours
- Europäischer Stifterpreis für Kultur-Mäzene, 1996
- Federal Cross of Merit First Class, 1996
- Charity Bambi, 1996
- Member of the Club of Rome, 1999-
- Order of Merit of Berlin, 2003
- Karl Winnacker Prize, 2009
- Great Cross of Merit, 2010
- Gold Medal of the Balearic Islands, 2010[4]
- Commander of the Order of the Oak Crown, 2016[5]
Publications
- Liz Mohn: Liebe öffnet Herzen. C. Bertelsmann, 2001, ISBN 3-570-00367-1
- Liz Mohn, Ursula von der Leyen: Familie gewinnt. Bertelsmann Foundation, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89204-927-2
- Liz Mohn "Schlüsselmomente: Erfahrungen eines engagierten Lebens " C. Bertelsmann, 2011, ISBN 978-3-570-10110-0
Literature
- Thomas Schuler: Die Mohns - Vom Provinzbuchhändler zum Weltkonzern. Die Familie hinter Bertelsmann. Campus Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-593-37307-6
References
- ↑ "Elizabeth Mohn". Forbes. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ Focus-online: Konzerne: „Reinhard kann jetzt nicht“, accessed 23 June 2009
- ↑ Focus: Merkel-Lobeshymne: Liz Mohn kopiert sich selbst
- ↑ http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-25896B57-A0E13D34/bst_engl/hs.xsl/nachrichten_100215.htm
- ↑ "Xavier Bettel verleiht Liz Mohn das Komturkreuz im Orden der Eichenlaubkrone des Großherzogtums Luxemburg (15.02.2016) - gouvernement.lu // L’actualité du gouvernement du Luxembourg". www.gouvernement.lu. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
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