1958 born in Belgium
1985 - 1990 Tractebel, international energy and services company
1990 - 1993 McKinsey & Company
1993 - 1997 CLT
1997 - 2003 Deputy General Manager and Programming Director of TPS
2003 COO at ProSiebenSat1 Media AG
2004 - 2008 Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO at ProSiebenSat1 Media AG
2009 - 2011 advisor for several European and US broadcasters
December 2011 COO RTL Group
April 2012 co-Chief Executive Officer RTL Group in conjunction with Anke Schäferkordt
No 1 in TV and Radio Broadcasting in Europe:
- 47 TV channels and 29 Radio stations in nine countries
Global leader in Content (Production):
- 9,200 hours of TV programming per year across 58 countries
- more than 300 programmes on air or in production worldwide
- produces number one primetime shows for major broadcaster in almost every major TV market in the world
The world's largest independent rights management business:
- More than 20,000 hours of content selling in over 150 countries globally
- Licensing operations building brands across multiple platforms, including consumer products, live events, gaming, mobile, online and social media
