Management

Executive Management

Alexander Coridass

President and Chief Executive Officer / Spokesman of the Management Board Show Details
After studying Law and Journalism in Mainz and Dijon (France), Alexander Coridass was in charge of copyright, international law and cable distribution in foreign countries in ZDF’s legal department from 1985 onwards. In 1991 he took over as Head of Program Sales. One year later he was appointed Head of Sales at ZDF Enterprises, and in 1998 he started working in his current capacity as President and Chief Executive Officer. Alexander Coridass lectures at a number of academies and universities, has a position on several supervisory boards and the advisory committees of various media enterprises. He is also a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Emmy Awards).
Contact: 

Alexander Coridass' Office:
Mrs. Lydia Mueller
Tel. +49 (0)6131 / 991-1101
Fax +49 (0)6131 / 991-2101
E-Mail: lydia.mueller@zdf-enterprises.de

Stephan Adrian

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Show Details
Stephan Adrian studied law in Frankfurt am Main and began his professional career in 1983 in the Hessian Fiscal Administration. After completing his tax studies he was active at a major Frankfurt tax office as special field head for turnover tax and, later, for corporate income tax and government tax audits. During this time he also trained tax advisers as a sideline at a nonprofit private school. In July 1988, Stephan Adrian came to the ZDF as consultant to the Department of Taxes, Insurances and Social Insurance and has been the head of this department from 1st January 1993. Stephan Adrian is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ZDF Enterprises since July 2007.
Contact: 

Stephan Adrian's Office:
Ms Carina Bescher
Tel. +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1201
Fax +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1102
E-Mail: carina.bescher@zdf-enterprises.de

Management Board

Fred Burcksen

Vice President Sales, Merchandising and Coproductions Show Details
After attending the Pedagogische Academie in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, Fred Burcksen became a teacher at primary school in 1976 before beginning his sports studies at The Hague in 1979. From 1982 to 1986 he was Assistant Manager at Fastplay Promotions in Rotterdam, studying Psychology at the University of Amsterdam at the same time. In 1986 he was appointed Marketing Manager at Champion USA Sports and Leisure Wear, and in 1988 he became General Manager of Inter Football B.V. / Top Sports Licensing, responsible for sports marketing and television rights. In the year 1995 Fred Burcksen was appointed Senior Sales Manager at ZDF Enterprises, and in 1998 he became Vice President Sales, Merchandising and Coproductions.
Contact: 

Fred Burcksen's Office:
Mrs. Melanie Weil
Tel.: +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1601
Fax: +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1612
e-Mail: melanie.weil@zdf-enterprises.de

Susanne Mueller

Head of Coproductions and Development Show Details

Susanne Mueller studied political science, journalism and communications in Konstanz, Marburg and Berlin. After initial work experience in the marketing and press office of a major food retailer, she joined ZDF in 1980. She spent more than twenty years in ZDF's children's and youth department, starting as a trainee and rising to become the head of the department. She is especially proud to have established a daily news program for children and to have helped launch 'Kinderkanal', the public service children's channel, a joint venture of ARD and ZDF. From 2004 to 2006 Susanne Mueller was head of the New Media department of ZDF, responsible for the ZDF websites and working on the digital development of ZDF. In 2006 she was appointed Vice President of North-American operations to head the New York office of ZDF Enterprises. In 2008, she became Head of Coproductions and Development at ZDF Enterprises in Mainz.

Contact: 
Assistant to Susanne Mueller: Mrs. Nadja Zimmer Tel.: +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1811 Fax: +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1812 e-Mail: nadja.zimmer@zdf-enterprises.de

Peter Lang

Head of Merchandising and ZDF-Shops Show Details
After studying Law in Saarbrücken, Mainz and Heidelberg and working as consultant to the Chair of Public Law at the University of Mannheim, in 1982 Hans Juergen Steimer was appointed Legal Consultant to ZDF, specialising in copyright, international law and cable distribution in other countries. From 1989 to 1992 he was Head of the Program Acquisition and Coproduction Department at ZDF. Since 1993 Hans Juergen Steimer has occupied the position of Senior Vice President Acquisitions and Coproductions at ZDF Enterprises.
Contact: 

Hans Juergen Steimer's Office:
Mrs. Anne Ossenbuehn
Tel. +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1501
Fax +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1502
e-mail: anne.ossenbuehn@zdf-enterprises.de

Markus Kroth

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Show Details
Markus Kroth studied Economics in Mainz, and between the years 1990 and 1993 he had his first professional positions in the areas of accountancy, banking and management consultancy. In the year 1993 he joined ZDF Enterprises as Controller, promoted in 1998 to Head of Controlling and EDP, and in the year 2000 to Head of Controlling and Finances. Markus Kroth has been Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at ZDF Enterprises since 2001.
Contact: 

Markus Kroth's Office:
Mrs. Tina Wagner
Tel. +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1301
Fax +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1302
E-Mail: tina.wagner@zdf-enterprises.de

Staff Divisions

Christine Denilauler

Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications Show Details
After studying Business Management at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, Christine Denilauler secured a position with Mothercare Europe in Watford, Great Britain, in 1986, working first as Management Trainee and then as Merchandise Supply Controller. In 1989 she moved to Diners Club Germany as Product Assistant and MIS Analyst, and in 1990 she was appointed Merchandising Manager with this company. From 1991 to 1995, as a member of the Category Management team at Wella AG Darmstadt, she was in charge of the international marketing activities for the company’s most important brands. In the year 1996 Christine Denilauler joined ZDF Enterprises as Sales Manager responsible for international distribution, and since 2002 she has been Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications.
Contact: 

Mrs. Christine Denilauler
Tel. +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1130
Fax +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1132
E-Mail: christine.denilauler@zdf-enterprises.de

Tobias Koenemann

Executive Director Human Resources Show Details
Tobias Koenemann studied Law, Music, Theatre, Film and Television Studies and Philosophy at Cologne and Erlangen. From 1988 to 1992 he was Arts and Media Consultant with DAG headquarters in Hamburg, since 1990 he has also worked on a freelance basis as a lawyer in the media sector. In 1993 Tobias Koenemann joined ZDF as Assistant Lecturer Administration. Since 1994 he has been with ZDF Enterprises, initially as Legal Adviser and Coproduction Project Manager. In 1995 he took over as Head of the Legal and Contract Department, in the same year his management function was extended to cover the Personnel Department. From 1999 to 2001 he was founding General Manager of Kinderfilm GmbH in Erfurt. Tobias Koenemann has been focusing more strongly on his freelance work since March 2009, but remains active for ZDF Enterprises as Head of Personnel and Senior Jurist.
Contact: 

Mr. Tobias Koenemann
Tel. +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1210
Fax +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1812
E-Mail: tobias.koenemann@zdf-enterprises.de

Karoline Meichsner-Sertl

Executive Director Legal Affairs Show Details
After studying law in Hamburg and Berlin, Karoline Meichsner-Sertl began her professional career in 1993 as a lawyer specializing in legal affairs at ARTE Deutschland before moving on to become head of acquisitions and rights at Degeto Film in 1995. From 2000 to 2002 she was deputy director of the legal department at EM.TV & Merchandising AG. In 2002 Meichsner-Sertl assumed the directorship of the Department of Strategy and Marketing at the Deutsche Welle and transferred in October 2006 to the Corporate Law Department, where her tasks included the responsibility for all legal matters concerning sales and new media. Karoline Meichsner-Sertl has been in charge of legal matters at ZDF Enterprises since March 2009.
Contact: 

Karoline Meichsner-Sertl's Office:
Mr. Martin Nauheimer
Tel. +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1400
Fax +49 (0) 6131 / 991-1812
E-Mail: Martin.Nauheimer@zdf-enterprises.de

Cologne

Peter Nadermann

Executive Director Cologne Office for Coproduction / Drama Show Details
After completing his studies of German, Philosophy and Art in Bonn, Bochum and Essen, Peter Nadermann worked in an editorial capacity for ZDF’s fiction department "Kleines Fernsehspiel" from 1985 to 1994. In 1993 he was appointed Professor of Film and Television at the School of Media Studies in Cologne, a position he held until 1999, when he began working as free-lance producer for the ZDF production company Network Movie. Alongside these activities he held executive positions at the North-Rhine Westphalia Film School and the Cologne Writing School from 1997 to 1998. Peter Nadermann has been Executive Director Cologne Office for Coproduction / Drama since 2002.
Contact: 

Mrs. Sigrid Strohmann
Producer
Tel. +49 (0) 221 / 94888-15
Fax +49 (0) 221 / 94888-51
e-Mail: strohmann.s@zdf.de

Assistant to Peter Nadermann:
Mrs. Andrea Doll
tel. +49 (0) 221-9488850
fax +49 (0) 221-9488851
e-Mail: doll.a@zdf.de

 
 

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