Derk Haank
Derk J. Haank (* 1953 in Terborg , Netherlands ) is a Dutch publishing manager. From 1998 to 2004 he was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Dutch publisher Elsevier , and since 2004 he has been CEO of Springer Science + Business Media .
Life
Haank studied business administration at the Free University of Amsterdam , where he also worked as a research assistant from 1978 to 1986. In 1986 he switched to the publishing business: he worked for various European subsidiaries of Elsevier Science in Oxford and London, and from 1991 he was CEO of "Misset", the B-to-B division of Elsevier. From 1998 he was CEO of Elsevier Science and a member of the board of the parent company Reed Elsevier . Since February 2004 he has been CEO of Springer Science + Business Media.
Web links
- Article about Derk Haank in "Buchreport"
- Springer-Verlag website about Haank
- Richard Poynder: "Not looking for Sympathy" (Interview with Derk Haank)
- Long interview with Haank from 2011, Rivervalleytv
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haank, Derk |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haank, Derk J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch manager and publishing director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Terborg |