Oliver Herrgesell Exiting RTL Group

LUXEMBOURG: Oliver Herrgesell, the executive VP of corporate communications, public affairs and marketing at the RTL Group and the chairman of the corporate responsibility council, is leaving the company.

Herrgesell joined the company in January 2006. He is departing the RTL Group by mutual consent.

Anke Schäferkordt and Guillaume de Posch, RTL Group’s co-CEOs, commented: “On behalf of RTL Group, we thank Oliver Herrgesell for the services he has rendered to the Group. Over the last six years, he has been a key member of RTL Group’s senior management team and has run his department with great efficiency, remarkable leadership skills and to a very high standard of service for all of our internal and external audiences. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”

Herrgesell said: “Working with such an excellent team has been a great experience. The CEO changeover at RTL Group is an opportunity for me to do something new and I look forward to staying in touch with my many colleagues and friends at RTL Group in the future.”