Management Shakeup at Endemol Shine Netherlands

Iris Boelhouwer will be stepping down as co-CEO of Endemol Shine Netherlands at the end of October, with the position set to be absorbed by current co-CEO Boudewijn Beusmans.

Beusmans will become CEO of Endemol Shine Netherlands as of November 1. Beusmans will also continue in his ongoing role as chairman of Northern Europe for Endemol Shine Group. Boelhouwer is leaving to focus on personal projects.

Beusmans said, “Endemol Shine Netherlands has always been a hotbed for innovation and creativity in Europe and I am grateful to Iris for having been my partner throughout these years in getting the business back to its leading position creatively. With the right structure in place, I now look forward to continue working closely with our management team as we prepare ourselves for this next phase of growth.”

Boelhouwer commented, “Endemol Shine is a fantastic company and I feel privileged to have worked alongside so many brilliant colleagues, many of whom I now have the pleasure of calling my friends. It’s been an incredible journey, working tirelessly alongside Boudewijn, and I am proud of what we have achieved together with our team. With the company on a strong footing and back to its true creative roots, this new structure makes absolute sense and I feel that I can now leave onto new adventures knowing the business is in excellent hands.”

Sophie Turner-Laing, the CEO of Endemol Shine Group, added, “Thanks to Iris’s work alongside Boudewijn, Endemol Shine Netherlands is now on a very strong creative footing with a pipeline of exciting new shows with huge international potential from Big Bounce Battle and The Talent Project, and I would like to thank her for her outstanding contribution throughout these years. Going forward, I could not imagine anyone more capable than Boudewijn to lead our Dutch operation through its next stage of growth.”