Elmar Heggen

Elmar Heggen holds a diploma in business administration from the European Business School and graduated with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in finance.

In 1992, he started his career at the Felix Schoeller Group, becoming Vice President & General Manager of Felix Schoeller Digital Imaging in the UK in 1999. Elmar Heggen first joined the RTL Group Corporate Centre in 2000 as Vice President Merger & Acquisitions. In January 2003, he was promoted to Senior Vice President Controlling & Investments. From July 2003 until December 2005 he was Executive Vice President Strategy & Controlling.

Since January 2006, Elmar Heggen has served on the RTL Group Executive Management team. From October 2006 till August 2019, he was Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Head of the Corporate Centre of RTL Group.

In January 2018, Elmar Heggen, while remaining CFO, also became Deputy CEO of RTL Group. In April 2018, Elmar Heggen was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Groupe M6.

In August 2019, Elmar Heggen took over the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer. In this position, Elmar Heggen is responsible for coordinating and further optimising the operations across the Group’s international footprint. As Executive Director, he continues to serve on RTL Group’s Board of Directors. In February 2020, he joined the Bertelsmann Group Management Committee.