Thomas Ebeling (Manager)

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Ebeling (2nd from left) at the 2012 International Media Congress

Thomas Ebeling (born February 9, 1959 in Hanover ) is a German manager and the former CEO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media .

Life

Ebeling studied psychology in Hamburg. After graduating in 1987, he started at Reemtsma , where, among other things, he was responsible for the “West” brand as product manager. In 1991 he moved to Pepsi-Cola Germany as Marketing Manager and in 1993 became Marketing Director for the entire beverage portfolio. From 1994, he was National Sales and Franchise Director responsible for retail and hospitality sales for Pepsi-Cola. From 1996 he was General Manager of Pepsi-Cola Germany. 1997 he became General Manager of Novartis Nutrition for Germany and Austria to Novartis . In 1998, Ebeling took over the global leadership of Novartis' Nutrition Division. In this position he headed the three business units Medical Nutrition, Health Nutrition and Consumer Retail, where he was responsible for the leading American baby food brand Gerber. In 1998 he became a member of the General Management of Novartis. From 2000 to October 2007 he was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) responsible for Novartis’s global pharmaceuticals business. In October 2007 he became CEO of the Novartis Consumer Health Division.

Ebeling was CEO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media from March 1, 2009 to February 22, 2018. Although his contract term was prematurely extended to 2019 in July 2015, he left the company on February 22, 2018, after making derogatory comments about viewers. Even before his departure, Ebeling founded Novaconsult AG and the Rita and Thomas Ebeling Foundation together with his wife Rita-Maria Ebeling, which is to be dedicated to the research and treatment of oncological and cardiovascular diseases. Ebeling was a member of the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG from April 2012 to September 2019, and has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Lonza Group since April 2013 .

In 2011 Ebeling was voted Media Man of the Year 2011. He lives in Switzerland .

criticism

For the 2014 financial year, Ebeling received remuneration of EUR 27.5 million for his work as CEO of ProSiebenSat.1 and thus more than the heads of the largest German DAX companies. This is due to a special bonus of 23.5 million euros, which was paid by the financial investors Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Permira after their successful exit from ProSiebenSat.1. The two companies appointed Ebeling to the media company's executive board in 2009.

In a conference call with analysts, Ebeling described ProSiebenSat.1 viewers as overweight and poor. In the interview, which was conducted in English, Ebeling said: “All the Hollywood blockbusters are on our channels, and not every Netflix film is a home run. And very often their content is very, very arthouse- like. There are people, a little obese and a little poor, who still like to sit on the sofa, sit back and enjoy being entertained. That is a core target group that is not changing. ”The reactions ranged from understanding to rejection. On November 19, 2017, the company announced that Ebeling was leaving on February 22, 2018.

During his time as CEO at ProSiebenSat.1, whose headquarters are in Unterföhring near Munich, Ebeling was registered in Muri near Bern, Switzerland , and spent no more than 182 days a year in Germany in order not to be taxable there.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vita Thomas Ebeling. (No longer available online.) In: ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016 ; Retrieved August 23, 2016 (American English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.prosiebensat1.de
  2. ↑ Pro Sieben Sat 1: Thomas Ebeling remains CEO of the TV group until 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE: Thomas Ebeling leaves the company at the end of February 2018. In: ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017 .
  4. ^ A b Thomas Ebeling before returning to Switzerland. In: Bilanz.ch. September 26, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018 .
  5. ^ Thomas Ebeling :: Annual Report. In: Lonza Group. Retrieved May 4, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Great cinema: Edmund Stoiber and Bernd Stromberg honor media man Thomas Ebeling , Horizont.net , January 19, 2012
  7. ↑ Film-ready finish. In: sueddeutsche.de. November 19, 2017, accessed September 1, 2018 .
  8. ↑ DAX salaries - could it be a little more? In: Süddeutsche.de. March 25, 2015, accessed May 4, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Telephone conference: ProSieben boss calls viewers "obese and a little poor" . In: Spiegel Online . November 15, 2017 ( spiegel.de [accessed November 16, 2017]).
  10. ↑ Harald Schmidt: A little fat, a little poor. Our columnist on the core target group of Pro Sieben and Sat. 1 . In: SPIEGEL DAILY . ( spiegel.de [accessed on November 16, 2017]).
  11. ↑ Oliver Kalkofe on ProSieben boss: TV makers despise their viewers . In: bild.de . ( bild.de [accessed on November 16, 2017]).
personal data
SURNAME Ebeling, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German manager
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover