The Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) has elected a new board following its General Assembly.
Carolina Lorenzon (Mediaset) was elected as chair and Cécile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios & Chief Content Officer of Sky, was reappointed as ACT President.
The Brussels-based organisation has also appointed Niklas Lagergren as an advisor and acting Director. Lagergren will take the lead of the ACT’s Task Force II that focuses on Intellectual Property and Competition policies.
Lagergren is a well-known and experienced figure in the audiovisual public policy landscape. He previously served as Vice President, Global Public Policy (2019-2023) for The Walt Disney Company; was Founder and head of 21 Century Fox’s EU Office (2013-2019); and, served as Director (2002-11) and Vice president (2011-13) of EU Affairs for the Motion Picture Association (MPA) in Brussels.
Following the results of the General Assembly and the appointment of Lagergren, Grégoire Polad, ACT Director General, said: “ACT is in a great position to kick off the new EU political mandate. The new Board comprises some of the most senior policy experts in the audiovisual industry across Europe. The appointment of Niklas to lead our IP and COMP Task Force is also a fantastic complement to an already high performing team. No doubt, ACT will continue to excel as the voice for commercial TV and VoD in Brussels”.
Board Members
- Carolina Lorenzon (Mediaset S.p.A.) – Chair of the Board
- Christophe Roy (CANAL+)Joanna O’Sullivan (ITV plc)
- Claus Grewenig (RTL Group)
- Jean-Baptiste Amilhat (Sky plc)
- Marie Marzin (TF1 Group)
- Mélanie Amilhat (Paramount)
- Rutger Andrée Wiltens (AMC Networks International)
- Juan Antonio Orgaz Espuela (Atresmedia)
- Mario Rodríguez Valderas (Mediaset España)
