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Winfried Rauter is a journalist and communications consultant with over 11 years of experience in print and online media. He has held management positions and is an expert in economics, capital markets, and personal finance. His career includes positions as Chief Editor at Sparkassen-Finanzportal GmbH, freelance work for DIE ZEIT newspaper, and senior writing roles at The Motley Fool companies in Germany and the UK. He is currently engaged and lives in Berlin, Germany.

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Winfried Rauter Fregestr.

57
12159 Berlin

Curriculum Vitae
Winfried Rauter Fregestr. 57, 12159 Berlin, Germany
Phone.: +49 30 - 20830104
Mobile: +49 175 – 5269 227
Email: [email protected]

Occupation: Journalist and Communications Consultant


• Eleven years of experience in the print and online sector, including five years in
management positions with responsibility for personnel
• Main area of expertise: Economics, Capital Markets, Personal Finance
• Experience in committee work by work in the environment of a large umbrella
organization of the German banking industry
• Languages: German (native speaker), English (fluent)
• Computer skills: Microsoft Office, various content management systems, image
processing (Photoshop, GIMP)

Professional Experience and Competencies


March 2001 - March 2006: Chief Editor
Sparkassen-Finanzportal GmbH, Berlin

• Management of the editorial staff (three online journalists, image editor, two
freelancers, student assistants)of the Sparkassen-Finanzportal (www.sparkasse.de,
main website of the German Public Savings Banks)
• Provision of editorial services for clients
• Quality assurance, final inspection, approval of content
• Editorial operations
o Editorial planning, coordination and cooperation with media partners
o Supervision of media cooperations: print / internet and TV / internet
o Market observation
o Documentation
• Content management
o Development and implementation of communication concepts
o Development of interactive features
o Coordination / hiring of editors and freelancers
o Provision of newsletter content, content modules and interactive tools for local
internet sites of the 450 German Savings Banks

Nov. 2000 – January 2002: Freelance Work for DIE ZEIT


(German weekly, circulation 500.000)

• Articles about investment topics ("Global Markets")


• Weekly Commentary in the Busisness Section („Per Saldo“)

June 2000 - February 2001: Senior Writer


The Motley Fool DE GmbH, Berlin

• Weekly columns: Die ZEIT and Wirtschaftswoche


• Monthly investment colums: com! Online
• Series of articles on investing in various regional newspapers
• Book author: "The Motley Fool Investment Jungle Book"
• Supervision (moderation) of the internet discussion forums of Motley Fool DE

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Winfried Rauter Fregestr. 57
12159 Berlin

June 1999 - May 2000: Senior Writer, German Analyst


The Motley Fool UK Ltd., London

• Adjustment of the basic messages of the U.S. financial website Motley Fool
(www.fool.com) and their UK partner www.fool.co.uk to German standards
• Design and production of the German website Fool DE, live broadcast in April 2000
• Creation of a German internet community on Personal Finance topics
• Cooperation with German print media

July 1996 – May 1999: Project Assistant


TLC Transport, Informatik und Logistik Consulting GmbH, Berlin

• Office management, organization of business trips


• Quality assurance: tests of budget planning software for Bahn AG (German Railways)

April 1992 - March 1996: Student Assistant, Tutor


Technical University of Berlin, Department of Physics

• Astronomy and astrophysics tutorials for undergraduate students (part-time: 60 hours


per month)

Schools and Universities

1971 - 1975 Elementary School: Martinus-Grundschule, Meerbusch

1975 - 1984 High School: Sädt. Meerbusch Gymnasium, Meerbusch

1985 - 1989 Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf


Undergraduate Physics

1989 - 1996 Technical University of Berlin


Graduate Physics

Military service

July 1984 - September 1985: FArtBtl 71, Dülmen, Field Artillery


Achieved rank: Lance Corporal
Further Info:

• 29.01.1965: born as the first of three children of Dr. Herbert Rudolf (1930-1986) and
Brigitte Rauter (born1936) in Frankfurt / Main
• Father's occupation: university professor
• Occupation of mother: housewife
• Siblings: Dr. Ulrich Rauter (born 1967), Doctor
Susanne Rauter (born 1970), Anglicist
• Marital status: Engaged to Gritt-Iliane Buggenhagen (b.1969) since 2006
• Religion: Protestant
• Hobbies: Hiking, cross-country skiing, digital photography, writer and actor in the UK
radio comedy project (“The German Joke of the Day”)

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