Van Daalen Joins FremantleMedia’s Distribution Team

LONDON, September 14: FremantleMedia
Enterprises (FME) has named Hendrik Van Daalen to the Madrid-based post of VP
of sales for Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and French-speaking Europe.

Van Daalen will report to
David Ellender, the CEO of FME. In his new role, he will be responsible for all
finished programming and format sales of the extensive FME portfolio, including
American Idol, Project
Runway, Jamie Oliver’s portfolio
of programs, America’s Got Talent, Live From Abbey Road and The Apprentice. Before joining FME on a permanent basis, Van
Daalen was a consultant for the company, responsible for German, Italian and
Eastern European sales. He was previously the VP of sales at Universal
International Television Distribution and prior to this, he was the manager of
MCA/Universal’s Munich office.

The appointment follows
the relocation of Justin Hatfield from Madrid to the U.K. where he has assumed
a new role within FME as the VP of sales for the U.K., Eire, Benelux and
Scandinavia.