Direct Group

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.

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)