Guillaume Collard appointed CEO of RTL Belgium

The new shareholders of RTL Belgium, DPG Media and Rossel, have appointed Guillaume Collard as the new CEO of RTL Belgium. He will succeed Philippe Delusinne, who has developed RTL Belgium into a multimedia company with strong positions in news media, TV, radio and streaming.

The appointment of Guillaume Collard (37) will take effect as soon as Collard is fully relieved of his current obligations. The appointment is part of the ambition to accelerate the digital transformation of RTL Belgium's radio and television channels and to steer the cooperation with the new shareholders on the right track.

Guillaume Collard has a broad, strategic view of the world of TV and streaming. He has held key positions at the media group Eleven Sports since 2016, as Managing Director BeLux and as board member and Chief Rights Acquisition & Distribution at Eleven Sports HQ. Before that, he earned his stripes at Proximus and Belgacom as head of innovation, strategy and content.

Collard will head up RTL Belgium, the company that includes the TV channels RTL TVI, Club RTL & Plug RTL, the radio channels Bel RTL & Radio Contact, the streaming service RTLplay, the news platform RTL Info and the advertising agency IP Belgium.

Guillaume Collard: "I can't wait to give the further digitization of RTL Belgium a boost. Together with all RTL Belgium employees, we can further expand the company's future as a local champion . RTL Belgium has strong brands that be loved by readers, viewers, listeners and advertisers. I am convinced that we will continue to create ever stronger content on the most innovative platforms."

Kris Vervaet, CEO, DPG Media Belgium: “ I have every confidence that Guillaume Collard is the right man to lead RTL Belgium. He has a heart for media and a nose for business. He knows the power of innovation and he has managed to achieve exceptional results in his steep career. In short: Guillaume is a media talent pur sang and has all the capabilities to succeed Philippe Delusinne successfully.”

Bernard Marchant, CEO, Rossel Group: "RTL Belgium has been a success story since its inception, with an exceptional bond with the French-speaking public in Belgium. We have very ambitious plans for the future for the company, anticipating the evolutions in the audiovisual market. The challenge to RTL Transforming Belgium by continuing to focus on performance and talent is what convinced Guillaume to join us. Personally, I am very pleased that we can count on his leadership, experience and energy for this challenge.”

DPG Media and Rossel have thanked Philippe Delusinne for his many years of dedication and the successful track he has followed in his twenty-year career at RTL Belgium. He will remain a director of the company for the next 12 months. The new shareholders of RTL Belgium have wished Guillaume Collard every success.

www.rtlbelgium.be

www.rossel.be

www.dpgmediagroup.com

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