Anke Schferkordt, currently Co-CEO of RTL Group, will leave the Groups Board of Directors and Executive Committee at her own request, with effect from the Annual General Meeting on 19 April 2017. She will continue to be the CEO of the Groups unit, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland. Bert Habets, currently CEO of RTL Nederland, will become the new Co-CEO of RTL Group and will join the Groups Executive Committee, alongside Co-CEO Guillaume de Posch and CFO Elmar Heggen.

Bert Habets is also expected to join the RTL Group Board of Directors as Executive Director on 19 April 2017, and will remain CEO of RTL Nederland for the time being. RTL Group expects to announce a new CEO of RTL Nederland before the end of 2017.