Christian Vesper Promoted at Fremantle

Fremantle has elevated Christian Vesper to the role of president of global drama.

Vesper will oversee the company’s efforts to grow its slate of dramas. Based in London, he will take on day-to-day management of the global drama team. Vesper moves up from being executive VP and creative director of global drama at Fremantle, which he joined in 2016.

He will be reporting into Andrea Scrosati, group chief operating officer, who has overall responsibility for Fremantle scripted activities (drama and film) and work in close partnership with regional drama leads.

Scrosati said: “Christian has helped Fremantle put together a collection of some of the best creatives and producers in the global high-end TV drama space . His passion for challenging the status quo of storytelling, with his unique creative instincts and ability to forge deep relationships makes him an exceptionally gifted executive. Jen and I are very grateful to have him on our team.”

Vesper added: “I’m proud to have distinguished Fremantle amongst our competition, to help deliver truly global, critically acclaimed dramas, and for being the place that creatives and producers feel at home knowing they have full creative independence. As our global teams move into greater alignment, it’s important for us to present a clear Fremantle drama vision to attract the best ideas and talent from around the world and stand-out in this dynamic market.”