Endemol Names Global Head of Legal

HILVERSUM, October 23:
Andy Griffiths, the former group director of legal and regulatory compliance at
ITV, has been appointed head of legal for Endemol, effective in early 2009.

Griffiths will oversee the
group’s legal affairs, advising on all aspects of the business, including
licensing and sales of IP across all platforms, third-party IP acquisition,
mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and commercial partnerships. Based in
London, Griffiths will report to Ynon Yreiz, the CEO of Endemol.

During his time with ITV,
Griffiths had close involvement in strategy and policy formation, mergers and
acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, regulatory liaison, management
of litigation, and was responsible for commercial, corporate and compliance
activities throughout the company.

Kreiz commented: “Andy has
built a vast amount of experience, working at the top of his field in the
largest commercial broadcaster in the U.K., one of the world’s toughest and
most sophisticated TV markets. His appointment brings a great asset to our
global team as we prepare to further expand our business worldwide.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski