Henrik Pabst Promoted within ProSiebenSat.1

Henrik Pabst has been promoted to a newly created senior executive role within ProSiebenSat.1’s entertainment segment, with Bo Stehmeier tapped to succeed him as president of Red Arrow Studios International.

Stehmeier will report to Jan Frouman, chairman and CEO of Red Arrow Studios, and oversee TV distributor Red Arrow Studios International and U.S. independent film distributor Gravitas Ventures.

Pabst will be responsible for all commercial matters relating to local content commissioning, IP monetization, windowing and content acquisitions. He will report to Conrad Albert, deputy CEO and group general counsel at ProSiebenSat.1, and Wolfgang Link, head of ProSiebenSat.1 TV Deutschland. Pabst will also be part of ProSiebenSat.1 TV Deutschland’s management board. The appointment is effective January 1, 2019.

Frouman said: “Henrik has played a pivotal role at Red Arrow Studios. He is a highly commercial and hugely likable executive, and I’d like to thank him for his work over the last seven years. I would also like to congratulate Bo and look forward to working with him to continue to develop Red Arrow’s distribution capability.”

Link said: “Henrik has been an instrumental part of our Group family for years, and has an in-depth knowledge of the international entertainment industry. I am looking forward to working with him to further develop our offering of first-class entertainment on all platforms for our viewers and consumers.”