IMSM

In March 1992, a group of Dutch investors headed by Derk Sauer founded the Independent Media Sanoma Magazines (IMSM) Publishing House – now the largest player in the Russian media market. Today the IMSM portfolio includes more than 50 publications and projects with a cumulative readership a more than 10 million and a more than 20 percent share of the glossy advertising market.

Since 2005, IMSM has been a part of Sanoma, the leading European media holding company that includes five subsidiary companies specializing in the publication and distribution of periodicals.

A board of directors headed by General Director Elena Myasnikova manages the IMSM Publishing House. The board also includes Mikhail Doubik, Alexandr Gukasov, Tatyana Shishkova and Tatyana Shalygina. Derk Sauer serves as the Advisory Council chairman.

About 1,100 people currently work for IMSM, with an average age of 33.

IMSM is one of the most attractive employers in Russia thanks to its well-thought-out policies, open and friendly atmosphere and respectful attitude toward employees. People are the most valuable asset of any company. Thanks to the staff’s inexhaustible creative energy and professionalism, the publishing house is steadily developing and constantly reaching new heights.

The fundamental principle at IMSM is to give every employee a wide range of opportunities for professional, creative and personal development. The company is interested in helping its employees to constantly boost their professional qualifications, and this is accomplished by regularly conducting seminars and training sessions on marketing, sales, management, financial management, personnel management, business planning, MBA educational programs and others. The publishing house takes an individual approach to the professional and career development of its talented workers and organizes educational programs on the publishing business. Employees have the freedom to switch to departments or projects that provide an opportunity to gain new experiences and skills in various branches of the publishing house’s activities.

IMSM received the 2007 National Business Award for the Best Moscow Employer in the Captains of Russian Business contest. The company was also named the 2007 Dream Employer for Young Professionals.

IMSM is a member of the Guild of Periodical Publishers and the National Association of Publishers.

IMSM supports charitable work by cooperating with such organizations as WWF Russia, the Lifeline program for treating seriously ill children, the foundation for illustrating books for blind children, the Give Life Foundation, and others.