RTL Group, Europe’s leading broadcaster and content provider, announces the appointment of Gert Zimmer as Senior Vice President Radio Central & Northern Europe and CEO of RTL Radio Deutschland, its fully owned radio subsidiary in Germany, as from 1 January 2004. Gert Zimmer is currently the CEO of BCI Group, a European consulting group for radio and TV.
This follows the decision of Jürgen Filla to leave the company. Jürgen Filla, since 1994 member of the management board of RTL Radio and since 1999 its CEO, says: “We have achieved a lot, we have built the most successful radio group in Germany and thus paved the way for the further development of this business.”
Gerhard Zeiler, CEO of RTL Group, says: “I am pleased that Gert is joining us bringing with him his extensive knowledge of the radio business. Gert will continue to reinforce the position of RTL Radio in the highly competitive German radio market. In his newly created role of Senior Vice President Radio Central & Northern Europe, he will also look for new opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe to strengthen the position of RTL Group in the European radio market.”
“I wish to thank Jürgen for the successful work he did in our German radio business and as CEO of our radio station 104.6 RTL in Berlin. His experience and commitment made possible the integration of the Holtzbrinck channels into the Group within a very short period of time.”