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 organization strategy and business team of developers at RTL's headquarters in Luxembourg as well as oversee broadcasting within the Netherlands and Belgium in addition to radio in France. The Belgian native will even function as a person in RTL's executive committee alongside Boss Gerhard Zeiler, chief financial officer Elmar Heggen and Andreas Rudas, professional Vice president of regional procedures and business rise in central and eastern Asia and europe. Zeiler stated p Posch's new function could be "vital they are driving RTL Group's expansion in new companies and marketplaces. Guillaume includes a fantastic expertise in most facets of the worldwide broadcasting business, coupled with an in-depth knowledge of the technological challenges for that media industry within the digital age." P Posch started his career at Compagnie Luxembourgeoise p Telediffusion, which grew to become RTL Group in 2000, as assistant towards 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 in 2003, first as chief operating officer after which as chairman and Boss. He ankled in 2008 and it has since been an advisor to European and U.S. tv stations. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com