Dr. AnDREAS WIELE

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Professional Career

since 2021

General Partner at Giano Capital Management Sàrl, Luxembourg/Luxembourg

since 2020

Member of the Board of Directors at OakTree Power Ltd, London/UK

2020 − 2021

Senior Advisor Global TMT Business at KKR & Co. Inc, New York/USA, London/UK

2000 − 2020

Member of the Executive Board at Axel Springer SE, Berlin/Germany

1994 − 2000

Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Gruner + Jahr USA Publishing, New York/USA

1990 − 1994

Publishing Director at Prisma Presse SNC, Paris/France

1988 − 1990

Assistent to the CEO at Gruner + Jahr AG & Co. KG, Hamburg/Germany

1987 − 1988

Editor at Hamburger Morgenpost

Dr. Andreas Wiele has unique experience from a 30-year international media career. After studying law at the universities of Dijon, Salzburg and Munich, his career began as a journalist and, following various management positions for Gruner + Jahr AG & Co. KG in Paris and New York, Dr. Wiele joined the Executive Board of Axel Springer SE in 2000, where for 20 years he successfully shaped the transformation of a national print publishing house into a European digital champion, including the development and implementation of a moving image strategy. Since leaving Axel Springer, he has been a company founder and angel investor. He was also a Senior Advisor to the global tech/media and telecoms business of the global investment company KKR and Co. Inc. until the end of October 2021.

Dr. Andreas Wiele has been court-appointed member of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE since February 13, 2022. The Supervisory Board plans to recommend confirming his appointment at the Annual General Meeting as of May 5, 2022. He would then be elected as successor to Dr. Werner Brandt in the Chairman position.  

Dr. Andreas Wiele has been court-appointed member of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE since February 13, 2022, and was confirmed by the shareholders at the 2022 Annual General Meeting. Following the meeting, the Supervisory Board elected Dr. Wiele as the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board. 

NON-EXECUTIVE ROLES IN OTHER COMPANIES 

Giano Capital Management Sàrl (belongs to Giano Capital Sàrl), Luxembourg, private (Member of the Supervisory Board)

Giano Capital Sàrl, Geneva, private (Member of the Advisory Board)

OakTree Power Ltd, London/UK, private (Member of the Board of Directors)