TMT & Gaming DR. MATHIAS DÖPFNER | AXEL SPRINGER CEO SPEAKER BIO Mathias has been with Axel Springer SE since 1998. Initially as editor-in-chief of Die Welt. Dr Mathias Döpfner became member of the Executive Board responsible for the Multimedia Division in July 2000 and took charge of the Newspapers Division as well in October 2000. He has been CEO of the Axel Springer SEsince January 2002. Mathias studied musicology, German and theatrical arts in Frankfurt and Boston. Hestarted his career as a journalist at the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” in 1982. He was director of a PRagency from1988 to 1990. KEY CORPORATE FACTS & KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW Headquarters Berlin, Germany Axel Springer SE wants to become the leading digital publisher. The digital media channels already contribute more than 60% of total pro-forma revenues today. Office Locations Worldwide One of Europe's largest media companies also started off in a kind of garage. Axel Springer founded his Founded 1946 publishing house in Hamburg in 1946; the editors spent the first year working above a warehouse for tea and spices, often without electricity and using borrowed typewriters. No. of Employees 150,023 As a result of consistent internationalization and digitization, Axel Springer SE today is not only market Active Markets Worldwide leader in the German print business, but is also active in more than 40 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures and licenses. Business Overview Media corporation Recent Milestones Acquired Business Insider for $450m in September 2015 Market Cap: €5bn Net Debt: €1bn EV: €7.6bn EBITDA 16: €592m Key Financials EV/EBITDA P/E 2016: 11.0x 2016: 20.0x 2017: 10.0x 2017: 23.0x Ownership Structure Public Website axelspringer.de 13