UFA’s Nico Hofmann Steps Down As CEO Of German Production Powerhouse, Becomes Chair
deadline.comUFA’s long-serving CEO Nico Hofmann is stepping down from his post and becoming Chairman of Fremantle’s German powerhouse, with former RTL and exec Sascha Schwingel replacing him.
Hofman has been chief exec of the Deutschland 83 and Generation War maker since 2017 but has been with the company for more than a quarter of a century.
In that sense, his exit from the CEO post marks the end of an era. Hofman had joined in 1998 to set up TeamWorx, which is now UFA Fiction, and went on to produce many of Germany’s best-travelling drama series.
Notably Deutschland 83 was the first from the country to air on a U.S. network. His replacement, Schwingel, was most recently Deputy Chief Content Officer of RTL Deutschland, overseeing the likes of RTL Television, RTL+ and VOX, where he was previously CEO.
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