Thomas M. Stein

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Thomas Stein (2012)

Thomas Michael Stein (born February 28, 1949 in Stuttgart ) is a German music producer . Until January 2004 he was Managing Director at Bertelsmann Music Group Europe .

Life

The former music promoter and ZDF editor Thomas M. Stein switched to the record industry as managing director of Teldec GmbH in Hamburg in 1982. He left the company in 1988 to take over the chairmanship of its competitor Ariola in Munich, which belonged to the Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) founded in 1986. As of January 1998, his area of ​​responsibility was expanded to include responsibility for Eastern Europe activities. In January 2001, Stein was appointed Executive Vice President for Global Marketing and Artists and Repertoire for BMG Entertainment in New York. From June 2001 to January 2003 he was also President of BMG Europe, coordinating the European BMG companies. Until his final departure from BMG a year later, he remained President GSA (Germany, Switzerland, Austria). He was particularly committed to Peter Maffay , Tic Tac Toe , N'Sync , Lou Bega , Falco , Eko Fresh , Dido and ATC . He was also a member of the jury for the first and second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar .

Stein was CEO of Jack White Productions AG from March 1, 2006 to August 31, 2008 . Until 2010 he was a regular guest on the show The Ultimate Chart Show . In 2006 he was on the jury of the Gospel Award for television work by the Protestant and Catholic Churches and the Christian aid organization World Vision Germany .

In October 2009 he published his autobiography Said Done. In summer 2010 he was a member of the jury in the 9th season of the casting show Popstars at ProSieben .

Since July 2010 he has been running the agency clowns & helden GmbH based in Munich. In addition, he gives lectures on the topics of trends in marketing and sales , management and target achievement.

family

Thomas Stein lives with his two daughters in Vaterstetten , his second home is in St. Ulrich am Pillersee in Tyrol. He is married for the third time. The marriage with his first wife Waltraud was divorced . Stone second wife Margaret died on 28 December 2005 at a cancer . In July 2007, Stein married his then partner Cornelia Eckardt. The two have a daughter together.

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Fonts

  • with Sybille Auer: No sooner said than done. Ehrenwirth, Bergisch Gladbach 2009, ISBN 3-431-03804-2 .

Web links

Wikiquote: Thomas M. Stein  - Quotes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jack White - Thomas Stein takes over as CEO. www.finanznachrichten.de, January 17, 2006, accessed on February 23, 2009 .
  2. ↑ The Gospel Award goes into the third round. 2006, archived from the original on July 8, 2010 ; Retrieved July 8, 2010 .
  3. ↑ Stage-bursting vitality with a dance-like character. Mercury online, July 15, 2010, archived from the original on July 14, 2010 ; Retrieved July 12, 2010 .
  4. ^ Munich - Gospel Award. In: Münchner Wochenanzeiger . December 30, 2006, archived from the original on July 14, 2010 ; Retrieved July 12, 2010 .
  5. ↑ Looking for the best gospel choir - 3,000 visitors expected for the final. EKD , archived from the original on July 14, 2010 ; Retrieved July 12, 2010 .
  6. ^ Speaker profile of Thomas M. Stein. Retrieved December 23, 2014 .
  7. ↑ The sad fate of Thomas Stein - so bravely he stood by his wives on their deathbeds. www.bild.de, February 27, 2006, accessed on February 22, 2011 .
  8. ↑ Günter Stampf: Uncle Stein marries his young girlfriend. www.bild.de, May 2, 2007, accessed on February 23, 2009 .
  9. ^ Markus v. Appeldorn: At 59, the DSDS juror became a dad again - “Uncle Stein” shows us his superstar. www.bild.de, December 5, 2008, accessed on February 22, 2011 .
personal data
SURNAME Stein, Thomas M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stein, Thomas Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German music producer
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart