New Management Structure at Medici Arts

BERLIN: Effective April 1, Bernd Hellthaler will serve as group managing director of Medici Arts, while several other changes to the companies management are also slated.

Hellthaler founded EuroArts in 1979 and served as managing director of the company. He was also active as a producer of more than 150 music programs and feature films such as Fateless and Yasmin, as well as documentaries such as Blue Note and Jazz Seen. Hellthaler is a member of the advisory council of the Filmakademie Baden-WŸrttemberg and board member of the International Music Centre (IMZ) in Vienna.

HervŽ Boissiore takes on the role of head of distribution. Boissiore  joined Medici Group as head of new media and DVD in 2007 and implemented the VOD platform medici.tv. He continues in his position as managing director of IdŽale Audience Group and president of IdŽale Audience International.

David Heather, who will serve as CFO, has worked for such major companies as Sony and Continental as well as for a publishing company. He has a wide range of financial experience, particularly in the turnaround and restructuring of businesses.

The management of the production companies with Pierre-Olivier Bardet as CEO of IdŽale Audience in Paris and Paul Smaczny as managing director of EuroArts Music International in Leipzig will continue.