Wiele stepping down at ProSiebenSat.1
January 27, 2025

The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, Dr Andreas Wiele, has informed the company’s Supervisory Board and Executive Board that he will not seek a further term of office after the regular expiry at the German media company.
Wiele intends to step down from the Supervisory Board at the end of the Annual General Meeting on May 28th. This announcement also immediately initiates the orderly search by the Supervisory Board and the Nomination Committee for a successor, with the aim of submitting a proposal to the regular Annual General Meeting in May.
Wiele commented: “I would like to thank my colleagues on the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board for the trustful collaboration over the past three years. With an outstanding Executive Board and a clear strategy, ProSiebenSat.1 is on the right track and in a great position. The initial successes of this strategy have been achieved by focusing on the core business, investing heavily in local content, the strong growth of Joyn, and the value-creating approach of growth and value realization in the Commerce & Ventures segment. At the same time, the shareholder structure and the composition of the Supervisory Board have changed significantly since I took office in 2022. Given these circumstances, I now feel the time has come to hand over my office in an orderly manner. By doing so, the company can continue consistently on the transformation path it has embarked on.”
Prof. Dr. Cai-Nicolas Ziegler, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, said: “For ProSiebenSat.1, the departure of Dr Andreas Wiele means the loss of an excellent Chairman of the Supervisory Board with a wealth of experience in transformation. Due to his in-depth knowledge, extensive expertise in the media sector, integrity and, in particular, strong willpower and creative ability, Andreas has consistently driven the necessary transformation of the media company. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Andreas for his unwavering dedication in representing the interests of the company, its shareholders and its employees. His departure leaves a great void, which won’t be easy to fill.”
Bert Habets, Group CEO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, added: “On behalf of the entire Executive Board, we would like to thank Andreas Wiele for the valuable dialogue over the past few years. We regret his decision, as we have always worked excellently with him. He has strongly supported our strategy and his deep understanding of media as well as his change expertise have been a great help to the company.”