Rolf Schmidt-Holtz

Rolf Schmidt-Holtz (born 31 August 1948 in Martinsreuth, Germany) was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sony Music.

[1] In 1977, Schmidt-Holtz began working for Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung in Germany.

In 1987/1988, he was television moderator for Presseclub at broadcaster WDR.

In 1994, he joined German media company Bertelsmann, for which he became CCO in 2000.

In 2001, he became CEO for Bertelsmann Music Group in New York City and worked there until 2011.