Direct Group

DirectGroup Bertelsmann GmbH
Company type	Private
Industry	Media
Founded	2000
Headquarters	Gütersloh, Germany
Key people	Fernando Carro, CEO
Products	Media clubs; Publishing; Bookstores
Revenue	€1.245 billion (2009)
Parent	Bertelsmann
Website	www.directgroup-bertelsmann.com

DirectGroup Bertelsmann was a division of Bertelsmann AG and operated book sales clubs, online shops, bookstore chains and publishers in 8 countries when it was disbanded as a division in 2011.

Its more than 15 million customers have generated sales of €1.245 billion in 2009. The company was formed in July 2000 and was led by CEO Fernando Carro.

Management

The Direct Group Executive Board consisted of:

Fernando Carro (Chief Executive Officer)
Gerd Bührig (Executive Vice President)
Niklas Darijtschuk (Chief Financial Officer)
Jörg Hagen (French-speaking countries)

[ref1-1] t venture with Leonine Holding, The Walt Disney Company, Bauer Media Group and Hubert Burda Media.

[ref3-2] t venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.

[ref13-3] t venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs.

[ref4-4] t venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.

[ref9-5] t venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk.

[ref10-6] t venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio.

[ref11-7] t venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas.

[ref12a-8] t venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk.

[ref12b-9] t venture with Broadcast Sachsen.

[ref5-10] t venture with TF1 Group.

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