Fremantle’s Strong Productions Names New CEO

Sune Roland has been appointed CEO of Strong Productions, a Denmark-based Fremantle company.

Roland joins Strong from TV2 Denmark, where he served as program director and channel manager for the niche channels Zulu, Charlie and Fri and, most recently, as chief content officer for TV2 Play and TV2 Zulu. Prior to that, he spent time at such production companies as Bastard Film, Metronome Productions and Koncern TV.

Roland starts his new role on October 1. He takes over from interim CEO Morten Mogensen.

Mogensen, CEO of this is nice-group, said: “I am very happy and proud that Sune is starting as the new CEO of Strong. His huge insight into what works with audiences, his eye for good content and his abilities as a leader make this the perfect match for Strong.”

Roland said: “I am really looking forward to getting on the producing side of the fence again and through Strong’s skilled employees, being able to translate some of the knowledge I have acquired over the last seven years in my work with TV 2 Play about what works on streaming. I know Strong to be a place with amazing people and values that very much match my own. I also look forward to being part of the international Fremantle family and completely agree with the overall vision of creating the place creatives call home because I believe that this is the prerequisite for creating content that works and moves across platforms. I will do my best to continue to ensure that Strong is such a place, so we can both retain and recruit the best in the industry.”