The DirectGroup is a division of Bertelsmann AG

Business segments
Publishers, media clubs, book retail, online media shops, direct sales/direkt marketing

Management
Fernando Carro (CEO), Gerd Bührig, Dr. Niklas Darijtschuk,
Dr. Jörg Hagen

Basic facts

• Established: 1. Juli 2000
• Headquarters: Gütersloh, Germany
• Revenues: € 2.6 billion (fiscal year 2007)
• Employees: 15,109 (as of December 31, 2007)
• Countries: 18 worldwide (as of July 15, 2008)
   
  
• Club members: More than 15 million
• Club shops: ca. 600
  
• Book retail stores: ca. 180
   
  
• Club brands (selection): France Loisirs, Der Club, Círculo de Lectores, Booksdirect, ECI, Euromedia, Swiat Ksiazki
  
• Book retail brands (selection): Bertrand (Portugal, Spain), Chapitre.com (France), Cosmox (Netherlands)
  
• Internet shops (selection): chapitre.com (France), cosmox.nl (Netherlands), medienshop.de (Germany)

(For a full list of all DirectGroup companies, please click here)