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 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]
^"Liz Mohn". Internationales Biographisches Archiv (in German). Munzinger. July 9, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^"Mit den Augen einer Mutter". Welt am Sonntag (in German). January 7, 2001. p. 30.
^Matthias Benirschke (June 21, 2011). "Das Mädchen aus Rheda-Wiedenbrück". Bonner General-Anzeiger (in German). p. 2.
^"Eine herausragende Persönlichkeit: Reinhard Mohn gestorben". Faz.net (in German). October 4, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
^Bertelsmann Stiftung, ed. (2013). "Liz Mohn: Entscheidung für ein engagiertes Leben" (PDF) (in German). p. 6. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
^"Bertelsmann: Medienmonarchie aus Gütersloh". Handelsblatt (in German). January 30, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
^ abHolger Steltzner (June 17, 2016). "Bertelsmann: Liz Mohn bleibt an der Macht". Faz.net (in German). Retrieved August 1, 2017.
^Isabell Hülsen, Alexander Kühn, Anton Rainer (June 11, 2021). "Liz Mohn und die Medien-Dynastie: Die Bertelsmann-Königin klärt ihre Thronfolge". Spiegel.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"Mitglieder der Aufsichtsräte von Bertelsmann" (in German). Retrieved July 10, 2017.
^Annette Becker (October 10, 2009). "Personen: Liz Mohn, die mächtige Frau in Gütersloh". Börsen-Zeitung (in German). p. 7.
^"Bertelsmann Stiftung: Liz Mohn scheidet zum 80. Geburtstag aus". WirtschaftsWoche. June 21, 2021.
philanthropist. She was married to Reinhard Mohn until his death in 2009. LizMohn represents the fifth generation of the family that founded and continues...
of six children of media businessman Reinhard Mohn, who died in 2009. Up until 2021, his mother, LizMohn, was chairwoman of the Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft...
Reinhard Mohn (29 June 1921 – 3 October 2009) was a German billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Under his leadership, Bertelsmann, once a medium-sized...
Stiftung. Mohn is also chair of the German Stroke Foundation [de]'s executive board. Brigitte Mohn is one of three children of Liz and Reinhard Mohn. After...
After Meffert left the foundation, it was jointly led by board chairs LizMohn and Johannes Meier. In 2008, Gunter Thielen returned to the Bertelsmann...
to 2008. The Reinhard Mohn Prize is one of the main responsibilities of LizMohn, honorary member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung's board of trustees. Recipients...
Bertelsmann Verlag, Munich, 2007, ISBN 978-3-570-00959-8 Ursula von der Leyen, LizMohn, Familie gewinnt. (in German) Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh, 2007...
management. In 2013, Christoph Mohn assumed the chairmanship of both bodies. From the family, LizMohn and Brigitte Mohn are also members of the supervisory...
international singing competition. It was established in 1987 on the initiative of LizMohn with the support of August Everding to promote operas young talent. It...
director (died 2022) Ulf Merbold, German physicist and astronaut 21 June — LizMohn, German businesswoman 29 June - Margitta Gummel, German shot putter (died...
Jan Kohout Cornelis Kruseman René van der Linden Peter Maurer Léon Metz LizMohn Jan Willem Louis van Oordt Jean-Baptiste Piron Mikhail Mikhailovich Pleshkov...
From April 2009 until June 2011, Novak was holding a scholarship of the LizMohn Kultur- und Musikstiftung at the International Operastudio of the Staatsoper...
Jože Mencinger Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker John A. Michon Meinhard Miegel LizMohn Jesús Moneo Montoya Carlo Mongardini Ivo Mošný Matjaž Mulej Jiří Musil...
until 2012. From 2007 to 2020, Vogel was a member of the board of the LizMohn Culture and Music Foundation. In 2006, he was a founding member of the...
Monster. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-13. "Hammer Biennial Artists and Mohn Prize Announced - News". Art in America Magazine. 2012. Retrieved 2017-05-03...
"Patricia Latham". Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 April 2023. Baudler, Liz. "The life of 'Patty the Pin Lady'". No. November 1, 2017. Windy City Times...
Indro Montanelli and Julián Marías 1997: Václav Havel and CNN 1998: Reinhard Mohn 1999: Caro and Cuervo Institute 2000: Umberto Eco 2001: George Steiner 2002:...
the last three years of her life she suffered from an incurable cancer. Mohn, Liz (2005). The Heart of Business: Integrating Prosperity and Values for Real...
Indro Montanelli and Julián Marías 1997: Václav Havel and CNN 1998: Reinhard Mohn 1999: Caro and Cuervo Institute 2000: Umberto Eco 2001: George Steiner 2002:...
Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-15. Baudler, Liz (May 28, 2014). "Mother, daughter part of artemis singers". Windy City Times...
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