Cécile Frot-Coutaz Named CEO Of FremantleMedia, Tony Cohen Exits

from Susan Boyle Musical Coming To America? – Deadline.com by NELLIE ANDREEVA

Longtime FremantleMedia North America CEO Cécile Frot-Coutaz is being promoted to CEO of the entire FremantleMedia company, which is owned by RTL. Frot-Coutaz will assume her new duties on July 1 and will be based in London. She will replace Tony Cohen who is stepping down. As for FMNA, it is yet unclear who will succeed Frot-Coutaz in the top post. “After being with the group for 17 years, Cécile has the vision and leadership that are needed to further grow FremantleMedia,” Guillaume de Posch, Co-CEO of RTL Group. “She brings expertise and drive from the largest TV market in the world and combines her creative skills as a producer with a sharp business perspective.” De Posch went on to thank Cohen. “Under his leadership, the company has become the pre-eminent producer of the hit prime-time global entertainment formats in dozens of countries, a top distributor and brand licensor, and a rapidly growing force in online and mobile gaming, branded entertainment and kids,” he said.
As the CEO of FremantleMedia North America, French native Frot-Coutaz currently oversees the development, production and business operations of over 600 hours of network, cable and syndicated programming, including Fox’s American Idol and The X Factor, America’s Got Talent (NBC), Family Feud (syndicated), The Price Is Right (CBS), and the upcoming scripted series The Wedding Band (TBS).