CEO of FremantleMedia North America named

FremantleMedia has announced the appointment of Cecile Frot-Coutaz as the new CEO of FremantleMedia North America (FMNA), one of the United States leading producers of entertainment programming.
Frot-Coutaz is currently Chief Operating Officer, Production at FMNA and an Executive Producer on the phenomenally successful talent show, 'American Idol'. She brings to this key role a wealth of business and operational expertise both in the US and Europe.
Commenting on the appointment, Tony Cohen, CEO, FremantleMedia, said: “We are delighted that Cecile has accepted to take on the role of CEO of our North American company. She has had a tremendous track record of achievement at FremantleMedia over the last 10 years and we believe she has the skills to grow the business in this key market in the years to come. The US is a vital part of our international business. We have a great creative team in the US and under Cecile we hope to develop programming that complements our existing slate and builds on the success of American Idol.”
Frot-Coutaz added: “I am thrilled to have been given the opportunity to oversee the group’s US production business and look forward to working with our talented team of producers and executives to produce new, innovative programming for the US. We have some great projects in the pipeline for both network and cable and I looking forward to broadening our range of programming in the future.”
The appointment is effective immediately and she will report to Tony Cohen.
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