Background
Valentin, Beate was born on August 4, 1962 in Wernau (Neckar), Baden-Württemberg., Germany. Daughter of Johann and Rosalie (Steigerwald) Schneider.
Valentin, Beate was born on August 4, 1962 in Wernau (Neckar), Baden-Württemberg., Germany. Daughter of Johann and Rosalie (Steigerwald) Schneider.
Master of Arts in Art History, University Bonn, Germany, 1989. Postgraduate, Georg von Holtzbrinck School for Wirtschaftsjournalisten, Düsseldorf, Germany, 1991.
Assistant Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Bonn, 1986-1989. Trainee Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt, Düsseldorf, 1989-1991. Editor Handelsblatt, 1991-1992.
Freelance journalist, 1992-2000. Editor Handelsblatt, Dusseldorf, since 2001.
Married Claes Valentin, October 1, 1988 (divorced December 1996). 1 child, Rebecca Sofie.