MD Named at Unitymedia

ENGLEWOOD: Filling the post of managing director at Unitymedia, Liberty Global’s Germany cable operations, is Lutz Schüler.

Schüler takes up the new role as of January 1. He succeeds Gene Musselman, who has been CEO since early 2010 and is retiring from his role as president and COO of UPC Broadband at the end of this year. Schüler will report to Diederik Karsten, the managing director of European broadband operations at Liberty Global.

Since 1998 Schüler had been serving in senior management roles with the Telefónica O2 group, most recently leading the integration of Hansenet Telekommunication as its CEO. He was also the managing director for marketing and sales at Telefónica O2. He also worked with VIAG Interkom and T-Mobil previously. 

Karsten said: “I am delighted to welcome Lutz to our European management team. Lutz has a great track record in the German telecom market, with many years of strategic and operational experience and a proven track record in generating growth with a wide range of products. He served as a senior management member of one of Germany’s most advanced mobile and broadband operators and has a hands-on reputation in running complex organizations. I am convinced he will make a valuable contribution to Unitymedia’s management team. I also want to thank Gene Musselman for his relentless commitment in the past year to oversee the integration of Unitymedia into Liberty Global’s European broadband operations.”

Schüler added: “I am very excited about my appointment and I am looking forward to the opportunity to contributing to Unitymedia’s continued success and growing the company and its operations.”