Meet Our Team
We are a team of founders, operators, and investors – and we’re proud to be partners with visionary entrepreneurs.
Carsten Coesfeld
Member of the Executive Board Bertelsmann and CEO Bertelsmann Investments
Deniz Pielsticker
CFO Bertelsmann Investments
Hilke Heise
Chief People Officer Bertelsmann Investments
Annabelle Long
Managing Partner BAI
Pankaj Makkar
Managing Director BII
Jonas Thiemann
Co-CEO Applike
Carlo Szelinkski
Co-CEO Applike
Gero Hesse
CEO EMBRACE Family
Peter Koop
CEO Cormeo
Thorsten Wirkes
Managing Director BHI
Tim Schneider
Partner BHI
Timo Süllwold
Head of FP&A
Niklas Klocke
Head of M&A
Jan Hölkemann
Head of Communications
Jan-Henrik Sander-Wulf
Chief of Staff
Creativity and entrepreneurship are the core values that drive our work. Bertelsmann has always been the home of entrepreneurs who, equipped with freedom and resources, drive exceptional outcomes.
Carsten Coesfeld
Member of the Executive Board Bertelsmann and CEO Bertelsmann Investments