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Bertelsmann mourns Rudi Gassner.
Bertelsmann is looking for a new leader for its music division following the sudden death last month of Rudi Gassner just days before he was due to take over as worldwide president and CEO of BMG.
Gassner, 58, died of a heart attack on December 23 while out jogging near his holiday home in Samerberg, Germany. He had been due to take up the new post on January 2.
His tragic death means that Bertelsmann chief Thomas Middelhof, who had precipitated the resignation of Gassner's predecessor, Strauss Zelnick, when he restructured the companny's entertainment interests in November, must act quickly to fill the vacancy.
However, Middelhof is currently engaged in merger discussions with EMI - discussions which EMI is keen to reach a conclusion either way by the end of this month. The outcome of these is likely to affect the future management structure of a merged company.
In a statement Bertelsmann said it would announce "a succession plan and a new leadership structure" at the "beginning of the New Year".
Michael Dornemann, the Bertelsmann board member with responsibility for music, could possibly take a more hands-on role ahead of his official retirement at the end of June.
In a statement Middelhoff paid tribute to Gassner: "All of Bertelsmann grieve for the loss of one of our top managers, a man ...
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