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Fred Kogel extended his contract, originally due to end on June 13, 2008, until the end of the year and resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Constantin Film AG effective December 31, 2008. Bernhard Burgener was appointed as the new CEO from January 1, 2009. Kogel was to remain available to the company from 2009 as an adviser on television production, licensing and distribution.
Kogel had served as CEO since April 2003 and was responsible for licensing, television production and entertainment, legal affairs, human resources, corporate communications, investor relations, and later distribution and marketing. Constantin said its five-pillar strategy, launched in 2003, broadened the company’s business base by adding television entertainment, home entertainment and licensing to film production and distribution.
Under Kogel’s leadership, Constantin said revenue doubled and the company achieved annual double-digit operating and record results from 2004 onwards. The company named productions including Downfall, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer and the forthcoming The Baader Meinhof Complex. Burgener was appointed CEO for three years following his resignation as chairman of the supervisory board.
