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Board of Directors
(Appointments and Changes)
DISCLOSURE UNDER SEC. 15 OF THE GERMAN
SECURITIES TRADING ACT
Urs Rohner to leave ProSiebenSat.1 Group
Guillaume de Posch to become Chairman of the Executive Board of
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Munich, March 23, 2004. Urs Rohner, 44, the Chairman of the Executive Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, has decided to leave the Company as of April 30 to take up a new professional challenge at a multinational corporation in his native country Switzerland. The new CEO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG will be Guillaume de Posch, 46, currently the Groups Chief Operating Officer.
Haim Saban, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG and Chairman of the principal shareholder Saban Capital Group, expressed his deep regret over Urs Rohners decision to leave the group and thanked him for his achievements. Under Urs Rohners management, Sat.1 and ProSieben merged in 2000 to become an internationally unique family of broadcasting stations which has in subsequent years succeeded in significantly expanding its market position and increasing its profitability in spite of difficult conditions.
In Guillaume de Posch a TV manager with international experience will take over from Urs Rohner as CEO. Mr. de Posch intends to keep the Company on its chosen course and to further strengthen the competitive advantages of the ProSiebenSat.1 family of broadcasting stations with its four strong brands.
end of announcement euro adhoc 23.03.2004
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