Reinhard Mohn

摘要

Capitalism red in tooth and claw never seemed to appeal to Reinhard Mohn. Asked to write an essay entitled "My Thoughts on Choosing a Profession", the 16-year-old schoolboy dwelt on his obligations to society, his natural abilities and the desire for a useful life. These concerns, he said, were to stay with him throughout his career. Indeed "co-operation and compassionate leadership" were the key to his success. And success he surely found. Not long before he died, his family-owned company, Bertelsmann, was the world's sixth-biggest media group, with over 100,000 employees in 50-odd countries.