Dr. Gunnar Wiedenfels Becomes Deputy CFO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
Munich, March 26, 2014. Dr. Gunnar Wiedenfels
has been appointed Deputy CFO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG and thus
deputy to ProSiebenSat.1's Chief Financial Officer Axel Salzmann.
Wiedenfels will assume the new function alongside his current role
as CFO National & Chief Group Controller. In this role, Dr.
Gunnar Wiedenfels is already responsible for all Group-wide
controlling and budget processes of the media group. The
appointment as Deputy CFO takes effect as of April 1, 2014.
Likewise as of April 1, 2014, Dr. Ralf Schremper will assume the
newly created Chief Investment Officer position. This moves
investment management into even sharper strategic focus for the
Group. Schremper is taking on the role in addition to his current
duties as Executive Vice President Mergers & Acquisitions and
CFO Digital & Adjacent. In recent years, Dr. Ralf Schremper has
been responsible for important transactions such as the sale of the
broadcasting operations in Northern and Eastern Europe and the
Benelux countries. At the same time, he expedited the strategic
expansion of the digital and production portfolio as an
international expert in mergers and acquisitions.
Axel Salzmann, CFO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG: "In recent years,
Dr. Gunnar Wiedenfels has made a considerable contribution to the
success of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group. I am delighted that he is now
becoming my deputy. With his comprehensive knowledge and strong
personality, he will continue making a crucial contribution to
shaping the ProSiebenSat.1 Group in future."
"Dr. Ralf Schremper is one of the most accomplished financial
experts in the industry and has massively accelerated the
ProSiebenSat.1 Group's growth from acquisitions in recent years. He
is chiefly responsible for the successful expansion of our digital
and production portfolio. As Chief Investment Officer, he will
continue to successfully steer our Group toward growth."
Before Dr. Gunnar Wiedenfels (36) joined the
ProSiebenSat.1 Group in 2009, he worked for six years as a
management consultant and engagement manager at McKinsey &
Company. At ProSiebenSat.1, he first worked in the Executive
Board's Strategy division. From March 2010 to November 2011, he was
responsible for Group-wide budget planning, budget controlling, and
management reporting as Deputy Group Controller. From February
2011, he also had commercial responsibility for the Group's
German-speaking free TV segment as CFO National. In 2012, he was
also appointed to the management of TV Deutschland GmbH and named
Chief Group Controller.
Until 2009, Dr. Ralf Schremper (41) worked for
Bertelsmann AG, where he most recently headed corporate
development. Since 2010, he has been Executive Vice President of
Mergers & Acquisitions at ProSiebenSat.1. In addition, in 2011
he was first Head of Group Controlling and then CFO and Managing
Director of the Red Arrow Entertainment Group. At the end of 2012,
he took on the role of CFO and Managing Director of Digital &
Adjacent in addition to his M&A activities.
Contact:
Julian Geist
Corporate spokesman
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
Medienallee 7
D-85774 Unterföhring
Phone +49 [89] 95 07-1151
Fax +49 [89] 95 07-91151
E-mail:
Julian.Geist@ProSiebenSat1.com
Stefanie Prinz
Corporate Communications
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
Medienallee 7
D-85774 Unterföhring
Phone +49 [89] 95 07-1199
Fax +49 [89] 95 07-91199
E-mail:
Stefanie.Prinz@ProSiebenSat1.com