Karel Verhoeven is the Editor-in-Chief of De Standaard. De Standaard is the leading Flemish quality newspaper, with a daily reach of 379.600 and a print circulation of 107.603. Through a combination of high quality journalism and digital innovation, De Standaard has been able to achieve growth in a declining market during the past 10 years. Karel Verhoeven has been the driving force behind the recent launch of the daily, digital-only evening publication "dS Avond". With a separate editorial team, dS Avond aims to build a new audience and to enhance the value proposition to the subscribers of De Standaard.