{"id":11796,"date":"2022-04-12T09:23:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T13:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/markus-schaefer-lead-zdf-studios\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T12:36:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T16:36:13","slug":"markus-schaefer-to-lead-zdf-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2022\/04\/12\/markus-schaefer-to-lead-zdf-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Markus Schaefer to Lead ZDF Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Markus Schaefer has been appointed president and CEO of ZDF Studios, effective July 1, succeeding Fred Burcksen, who is leaving the company at his own request after more than 26 years.<\/p>\n<p>Schaefer&#8217;s industry experience includes management positions at All3Media Deutschland in Munich, having later served as CFO (2010) and CEO (2014). He is also deputy chairman of the board of the Allianz Deutscher Produzenten\u2013Film und Fernsehen (Alliance of German Producers\u2013Film and Television).<\/p>\n<p>Schaefer, who holds a doctorate in physics, will\u00a0work together with co-director Karoline Meichsner-Sertl.<\/p>\n<p>Norbert Himmler, ZDF director-general, said: \u201cIn Markus Schaefer, we have an experienced media manager taking over the management of the ZDF Studios Group. With his knowledge of the industry and strategic skills, he will drive forward the digital development of the group. I would like to thank Fred Burcksen for his great services to ZDF Studios and his extraordinary commitment to the company. He is handing over a very well-positioned group of companies to his successor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an internationally active and established media powerhouse, ZDF Studios has an excellent reputation and a great deal of creative momentum,\u201d said Schaefer. \u201cIn this context, continuity, collaboration and sustainable innovation are of central importance. I\u2019m very much looking forward, with the entire team, to opening another chapter in the almost 30-year history of ZDF Studios.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burcksen commented: \u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate to be able to help develop and shape the ZDF Studios Group over a very long period, and from the start, it\u2019s been a role that was as fascinating as it was challenging. Today I\u2019m pleased to be leaving behind a successful organization and handing the baton on to a proven industry expert.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Markus Schaefer has been appointed president and CEO of ZDF Studios, effective July 1, succeeding Fred Burcksen, who is leaving the company at his own request after more than 26 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":11797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1720,2885,2846],"class_list":["post-11796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-fred-burcksen","tag-markus-schaefer","tag-zdf-studios"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Markus Schaefer to Lead ZDF Studios - TVEUROPE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2022\/04\/12\/markus-schaefer-to-lead-zdf-studios\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Markus Schaefer to Lead ZDF Studios - 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