RTL taps p Posch as COO

Pan-European broadcasting giant RTL Group has hired former ProSiebenSat.1 topper Guillaume p Posch as chief operating officer. Effective Jan. 1, p Posch will manage the business strategy and business team of designers at RTL's headquarters in Luxembourg in addition to oversee broadcasting inside the Netherlands and Belgium additionally to radio in France. The Belgian native may even be the part of RTL's executive committee alongside Boss Gerhard Zeiler, chief financial officer Elmar Heggen and Andreas Rudas, professional V . p . of regional methods and business increase in central and eastern Asia and europe. Zeiler mentioned p Posch's new function might be "vital to operate a vehicle RTL Group's expansion in new companies and areas. Guillaume features a fantastic knowledge of most areas of the world broadcasting business, combined by having an in-depth understanding from the technological challenges for your media industry inside the digital age." P Posch began his career at Compagnie Luxembourgeoise p Telediffusion, which increased being RTL Group in 2000, as assistant for the controlling director before moving onto become mind of CLT's TV arm in French-speaking nations. From 1997 to 2003, he was deputy gm and programming director of Gallic feevee TPS before joining Munich-based ProSiebenSat.one out of 2003, first as chief operating officer after which it as chairman and Boss. He ankled in 2008 and contains since been an consultant to European and U.S. tv producers. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com