Klaus L. Wbbenhorst

Dr. Klaus L. Wbbenhorst is Chief Executive Officer of GfK AG. He is responsible for Strategy, Investor Relations, Public Affairs and Communications, Methods and Product Development, IT and Management Development. Born in Linnich, Germany in 1956, Dr. Wbbenhorst graduated from the University of Essen in 1981 and completed his PhD at Technical University of Darmstadt. He began his career with Bertelsmann AG, Gtersloh, becoming Managing Director of printers and publishers Wiener Verlag Ges.mbH Nfg. KG. In 1992 he was appointed Member of the Management Board of GfK AG where he was responsible for the following departments: accounts, finance, controlling, personnel, purchasing, general administration, minority shareholdings, production, IT, data processing. Since 1997, Dr. Wbbenhorst has been Chairman of the Management Board of ADM – the Working Group of German Market and Social Research Institutions – and in 1999 he was named Chairman of the Management Board of GfK AG.