FremantleMedia Bolsters French Operation

LONDON: Monica Galer has been tapped to focus solely on the management, strategy and business development of FremantleMedia France as company president.

Galer had been working in a dual capacity for the past two years. Galer has been CEO of FremantleMedia’s operations in Northern and Southern Europe, during which time she built new management teams in the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Spain. At the same time she was also serving as CEO of FremantleMedia France, which she will now concentrate her efforts on solely. Galer joined FremantleMedia in April 2002 and before that had worked for Endemol and RTL, among other companies. She established FremantleMedia’s Dutch operation Blue Circle. Galer reports to Gary Carter, the COO of FremantleMedia, and remains on the Blue Circle board.

Tony Cohen, the CEO of FremantleMedia, said: “Monica Galer is one of the architects of the European format and production industry, with formidable experience and a significant track record of success across Europe. Her creative leadership has resulted in substantial renewal across our Northern and Southern European businesses, and I am very confident that her renewed and exclusive focus on France will assure us of further success and growth in this key territory. Monica’s appointment to this role is an indication of the strategic focus we are placing on maintaining momentum in France.”

Galer commented: “France is an incredibly vibrant, creative and important market in the international television landscape. FremantleMedia France is responsible for creating and producing some of the country’s most popular entertainment, and I am looking forward to the opportunity of working exclusively with the French team as we expand upon our considerable creative and commercial success.”