Rooted in Bonn. Connected across the globe.
VNR GRoup
We ensure customer success
We are the VNR Group
The VNR Group team consists of around 750 employees. As entrepreneurs within the company, we pursue ambitious goals every day. Our focus is on WE: we make decisions together, celebrate successes together, and learn from our mistakes together.
We work together to fulfill our mission of helping people achieve greater success in both their personal and professional lives. At the same time, every employee is given the freedom and creative leeway they need, with ample room for individual development. Personal growth is a top priority for us: each employee receives an annual training budget equivalent to an additional month’s salary. We also offer a wide range of internal training courses and workshops, along with a comprehensive onboarding program for new employees.
We are Top employer in the region.
We, the VNR Group, are a top employer in the region! Here, you can develop your entrepreneurial skills within the company. We offer challenging projects and invest in your growth with a dedicated training allowance. In our family-friendly environment, with an open and informal culture and attractive benefits, it’s all about you. You will be responsible for bringing your own ideas and visions to life, helping our customers achieve greater success.
Employee development. Entrepreneur in the company
We thrive on great ideas and the dedication of our most valuable asset: our employees. As an organization, we always strive to embody the ideal of the entrepreneur within the company.
We invest the equivalent of one month’s salary per employee each year in individual training and development. We train apprentices and trainees, actively promoting long-term, internal career paths. Individual performance, rather than formal qualifications, is what counts. Entrepreneurial principles guide our approach to employee development.
We are a family-owned business with a long-term, generational perspective. We grow based on our own financial strength and rely exclusively on the equity capital of the owning family. This ensures our long-term independence.
Your benefits. What the VNR Group offers you
Working at the VNR Group is more than just a job - it comes with real benefits that make a difference. Flexibility is our top priority: whether it’s working from home, flexible hours, or opportunities for national and international travel, you can shape your career to perfectly fit your lifestyle.
The leadership team at the VNR Group
Management Board
Richard Rentrop
Richard has been leading the VNR Group as a second-generation board member since 2017. As a source of ideas and a forward thinker, he initiated a process of change within the company from the very beginning. Since then, our business strategy and corporate culture have evolved rapidly. Richard is known for rolling up his sleeves and being actively involved with each of our teams.
CFO
Waldemar Lokotsch
As head of Finance and Accounting, Controlling and Planning and our Legal Department, he is our numbers expert. He has been contributing his expertise to the VNR Group for over 20 years and has played a key role in our success story. Hardly anyone knows our group of companies as well as he does.
COO, Managing Director of platform X GmbH & Co. KG & Pressmatrix GmbH
Michael Schrader
Michael is COO of the VNR Group and Managing Director of platform X GmbH & Co. KG and PressMatrix GmbH. From the very beginning, he has built platform X with passion and technical expertise and played a key role in the merger with PressMatrix, marking a milestone in our strategic development. He leads the teams in Marketing, Sales, IT, Data, and Customer Service, and is always there for his employees with guidance, support, and great empathy.
Head of People, Culture & Strategy
Denise vom Hoff
As a member of the C-level team at the VNR Group, Denise is responsible for the strategic and cultural development of our international media technology company to ensure its long-term viability. Her focus on people, culture, and strategy forms the essential foundation for sustainable growth and business success.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Norman Rentrop
In 1975, at the age of 18, he founded the Norman Rentrop publishing house in his hometown of Bonn-Bad Godesberg and kicked off our unique journey with his first product, “Die Geschäftsidee” (The Business Idea). Norman Rentrop has always pursued the mission of making our customers increasingly successful, both privately and professionally. To this day, this remains the focus of our activities. Under his leadership, the company grew steadily, reaching countless milestones. Norman Rentrop has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board since 1999.
Obituary: Honorary member of the Supervisory Board (1929-2015)
Friedhelm Rentrop
From 1999 to 2004, Friedhelm Rentrop contributed his expertise to the success of the group as a member of the Supervisory Board and later supported it as an honorary member. He was active in local politics in Bonn for 20 years and served as a member of the German Bundestag from 1980 to 1983. An expert in international tax law—particularly German-English and German-American tax law—he also served on the board of the Association of Tax Advisors for over 25 years.