Дерк Сауер

Профессиональный опыт

В 1970 начал свою журналистскую карьеру в качестве корреспондента голландской вещательной компании VPRO в Белфасте.
Спустя 2 года − редактор солдатского объединения Twintig. В 1975 году Дерк Сауер стал одним из основателей телекомпании Tilt Film.
Дерк Сауер был продюсером нескольких документальных фильмов, снятых во Вьетнаме, Иране, Сальвадоре, Ливане, Афганистане, Чили, Аргентине и Голландии. Эти фильмы, в основном, транслировались по каналам Dutch ТV, BBC, ITV и американским каналам.
В 1982 был назначен редактором журнала Nieuwe Revu, одного из лидеров еженедельных изданий в Голландии, издаваемым корпорацией VNU. Дерк Сауер полностью изменил концепцию журнала и сделал его популярным среди молодых состоятельных людей. В 1986 году Nieuwe Revu был назван журналом года в Голландии.
В 1990 году Дерк Сауер открыл компанию в СССР совместно с Союзом журналистов Советского Союза. Он был главным редактором и издателем Moscow Magazine, первого глянцевого журнала в СССР. Отдельно от этого Дерк Сауэр запустил газету Moscow Guardian. В 1992 году Дерк Сауер и Анмари ван Гааль (Annemarie van Gaal) основали компанию Independent Press и запустили газету The Moscow Times.
На настоящий момент Дерк Сауер является генеральным директором, председателем совета директоров и управляющим партнером ИД «Индепендент Медиа/ Sanoma Magazines». Также он является председателем Фонда национальных парков и членом Европейского журналистского консульства.

О компании

Издательский дом Independent Media объединяет сразу несколько знаковых для медийного рынка изданий. Это признанная среди иностранных туристов в России англоязычная газета The Moscow Times; первый и до сих пор один из наиболее популярных в России продуктов в формате женского глянца журнал Cosmopolitan; газета «Ведомости», выпускаемая совместно с авторитетнейшими в деловом мире газетами Financial Times и The Wall Street Journal; русские издания знаменитых в англоязычных странах журналов Esquire и Harvard Business Review, а также целый ряд других журналов, газет, книгоиздательских и интернет-проектов.
С начала 2005 г. Independent Media входит в состав компании Sanoma Magazines International (SMI), издающей более 270 журналов в 12 европейских странах и занимающей лидирующие позиции на журнальных рынках Бельгии, Чехии, Финляндии, Венгрии и Нидерландов. В свою очередь, SMI является подразделением финского медиахолдинга SanomaWSOY.

Professional background

Derk Sauer started his journalistic career in 1970 as a Belfast correspondent of Dutch Broadcasting Company - VPRO. 2 years later he became the editor of a publication of soldier’s union - “Twintig”. In 1975 Mr. Sauer became a co-founder of a Television Production Company “Tilt Film”.
Mr. Sauer was a producer of many documentaries that were shot in countries like Vietnam, Iran, Salvador, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Chili, Argentina and Holland. These movies were mainly broadcasted on Dutch TV, BBC, ITV and American public channels.
In 1982 Derk Sauer was appointed as the editor of Dutch magazine “Nieuwe Revu”, one of the leading weekly publication in Holland, published by VNU. Mr. Sauer completely changed the concept of the magazine and made it popular among young and well-off people. In 1986 “Nieuwe Revu” was named a Magazine of the Year in Holland.
In 1990 Derk opened a joint venture in USSR together with Union of Journalism of Soviet Union. He was an editor-in-chief and a publisher of “Moscow Magazine”, the first glossy magazine in USSR. Apart from it Derk Sauer launched a newspaper called “Moscow Guardian”.
In 1992 Derk Sauer and Annemarie van Gaal founded the company Independent Press and launched “The Moscow Times” newspaper.
Nowadays Derk Sauer is a CEO of Independent Media, which has grown into Russia’s leading magazine and newspaper publishing house.
In 2004, Derk Sauer and his partners sold Independent Media to Sanoma Magazines.
Other activities of Derk Sauer include:
- chairman of National Parks Fund and a member of the board of WWF Russia
- publisher and owner of Yoga Journal Russia
- member of the board and shareholder Endemol Russia
- special adviser to Stageholding Russia
- co-founder and shareholder Nieuw Amsterdam Publishers
- co-founder and shareholder CityAM newspaper in London
- member of the board Het Parool newspaper
- co-founder of ‘Het Gesprek’ Tv-station

About company

Independent Media's history began in 1992, with the first issue of The Moscow Times. Since then, Independent Media has been a major catalyst in introducing new concepts and ideas to Russia's publishing market. The magazines and newspapers that Independent Media has subsequently launched have had a tremendous effect on Russian journalism and society.
Cosmopolitan was the first glossy magazine ever to hit Russia's newsstands. Launched in 1994, it set a standard of quality that was followed by a vast array of Independent Media projects, each a success in its own right.
Today, the Independent Media portfolio of women's glossy magazines includes Cosmopolitan, Magia Cosmo, Cosmopolitan Beauty, Cosmopolitan Shopping, Domashny Ochag, Vkusno i Polezno, Harper's Bazaar, Yes!, Yes-Zvyozdy, Seasons and Yoga Journal. Men's Health, FHM, Popular Mechanics, Robb Report Russia and Esquire form a strong portfolio of men's titles.
Vedomosti, released in 1999 in collaboration with Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal, gave Independent Media a solid presence in the business news arena. In addition, IM publishes Agrobusiness and the Russian edition of Harvard Business Review, the world's most valuable business magazine.
On March 13 of 2006, Independent Media Sanoma Magazines together with its partners - Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal - started producing SmartMoney, a new analytical business weekly.
October 2003 saw Independent Media's first entry into the Russian business literature market with the puchase of a 50% stake in Alpina Business Books.
Na Rublevke, a glossy newspaper for residents of Moscow's prestigious Rublevka district, marked IM's entry into the local media market in 2002.
Independent Media gradually expanded outside of Moscow with The St. Petersburg Times and the St. Petersburg edition of Vedomosti. Cosmopolitan St. Petersburg and Cosmopolitan Ural soon followed, and Cosmopolitan Sibir was launched in 2004. Cosmo Ukraine, Men's Health Ukraine, Cosmo Kazakhstan, Harper's Bazaar Kazakhstan and Esquire Kazakhstan attest to IM's strong presence in Russia's neighboring countries.
Cosmopolitan, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2004, made its readers a unique offer in 2003: their favorite magazine in two formats - regular and mini. This innovation increased the magazine's circulation: it reached 1,000,000 copies in March 2005, which breaks the record circulation of all existing glossy women's magazines not only in Russia, but also in Europe. The record has been registered and entered in Russia's Book of Records which is a part of the world Guinness Book of Records.
In January 2005, the Dutch shareholders of Independent Media Holding B.V. announced that they have entered into an agreement to sell all the shares of IMH B.V. to Sanoma Magazines B.V. (SMI), the magazines division of SanomaWSOY (Finland). Sanoma Magazines is a leading magazine publisher in Europe. SMI is responsible for Sanoma Magazines' activities in Central, Eastern and South East Europe. Sanoma Magazines publishes over 270 magazines in twelve European countries and is market leader in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary and the Netherlands and Russia.
The year 2005 was marked with successful launches of Esquire, Men's Health in mini format and Yoga Journal. In October, Independent Media obtained the publishing license for "New Gardener and Farmer" (Novy Sadovod I Fermer), the analog of Organic Gardening magazine. In the late November, the St. Petersburg office of Independent Media Sanoma Magazines has released the renewed version of the Hermitage glossy magazine, the joint venture of Independent Media and State Hermitage. The magazine is devoted to cultural life and the world of art.