Horst Müller Exits ZDF Enterprises

MAINZ/NEW YORK, July 26: After a 16-year stint, Horst Müller
is exiting his post as the head of ZDF Enterprises’ New York office. As of next
month, the operation will be run by Susanne Müller.

Her primary mission will be to develop ZDF’s strategic
partnerships with American companies. She will also be responsible for the
acquisition, distribution and co-production of fiction and non-fiction programs.

"I am very pleased we were able to win Susanne Müller
as head of our New York office,” said Alexander Coridass, the president and CEO
of ZDF Enterprises. “Her extensive experience in the international arena, her
excellent contacts within ZDF and the global TV industry, and her particular
expertise and interest in digital media make her the ideal person to represent
us in America."

Susanne Müller began her career at ZDF in 1980. Over the
years she has served the vice chief program executive for Ki.Ka and the head of
ZDF's children's and youth division. Since 2003, she has headed up ZDF’s new
media department.

Horst Müller has headed up the New York office for 16 years.
He began his career at ZDF in 1971 as a production manager and later as an executive
in the program planning department. He was deputy head of TV movies and feature
films before setting up ZDF's New York bureau in 1990. The office has been part
of ZDF Enterprises since 1993. "With his expertise and commitment, Horst
Müller succeeded in positioning the ZDF Group as an important international
partner for the U.S. TV industry and has been instrumental in opening up the
American TV market for German television programs,” Coridass said.