Yvonne Bauer (born 1977) is a German
billionaire businesswoman, the fifth generation to head up
Bauer Media Group
Heinrich Bauer Publishing (german: Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG), trading as Bauer Media Group, is a German multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Hamburg. It operates worldwide and owns more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 r ...
.
Early life
Yvonne Bauer is the daughter of
Heinz Bauer and Gudrun Bauer. She received a bachelor's degree in
German philology
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German hi ...
from the
University of Bamberg
The University of Bamberg (german: Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg) in Bamberg, Germany, specializes in the humanities, cultural studies, social sciences, economics, and applied computer science.
Campus
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Career
She was apprenticed at the publishers
Hoffmann and Campe, before joining Bauer in 2005.
In 2010, she became the CEO, after her father transferred 85% of the company to her and 5% to each of her older sisters, Mirja, Nicola and Saskia.
She also serves as the publisher of Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG.
As of November 2022, ''
Forbes
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'' estimated her net worth at US$2.5 billion.
Personal life
In 2014 she married Enno Koch, a German television journalist and producer.
[ They have twins, and live in ]Hamburg
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References
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1977 births
Living people
Female billionaires
German billionaires
Women in publishing
German publishers (people)
German magazine publishers (people)
Yvonne
Date of birth missing (living people)
Businesspeople from Hamburg
Place of birth missing (living people)