Choreographed + performed by Katherine Helen Fisher + Jaime Verazin
© RJ Muna
IMZ Board 2026-28
The IMZ Executive Board for 2026-2028 consists of representatives from internationally acclaimed broadcasters, producers and distributors, as well as performing arts + educational institutions and reflects the immense diversity and quality of their fields of activity.
The voting period for the IMZ Executive Board Elections 2026-2028 concluded on 3 August, 2025; the new board was formally constituted during the IMZ General Assembly in February 2026.
IMZ Directorate
Laetitia Huberti
IMZ President
Head of La Première, Musiq3, Classic 21, La Trois at RTBF – Belgian Public Radio & Television (Belgium)
Elmar Kruse
IMZ Treasurer
Managing Director at C Major Entertainment (Germany)
Jason Charters
IMZ Vice-President
Producer at Riddle Films (Canada)
Daniel Gorjão
IMZ Vice-President
Head of Performing Arts at RTP – Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (Portugal)
Mathilde Michel
IMZ Vice-President
Director of the Performing Arts Unit at ARTE France (France)
Franz Patay
IMZ Legal Counsel
CEO at VBW International GmbH (Austria)
Max Beckham-Ortner
Secretary General
Secretary General at IMZ International Music + Media Centre (Austria)
IMZ Board 2026-28
Wolfgang Bergmann
Managing Director + Coordinator ARTE - ZDF at ARTE Deutschland TV (Germany)
Ernst Buchrucker
Managing Director at Unitel (Germany)
Daniel Celarec
Head of Music & Dance at RTV Slovenija (Slovenia)
Mari Inamasu
Senior Producer at NHK – Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Japan)
Stephen James-Yeoman
Commissioning Executive at BBC Arts and Classical Music (United Kingdom)
Michalina Jaxa-Stencel
Music Editor at TVP Kultura at TVP – Polish Television (Poland)
Ulrike Köstinger
Chief Content Officer at Operabase (Denmark)
Sandrine Laffont
Managing Director / Head of International TV Sales at EuroArts Music International (Germany)
Rebecca Lees
Head of LSO Live at London Symphony Orchestra (United Kingdom)
Rita Lombardi
International Sales at RAI COM (Italy)
Miikka Maunula
Executive Producer, Music productions and events at Yle, the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Finland)
Tomas Motl
Executive Director of CT Art / Director of Golden Prague Festival at Czech Television (Czech Republic)
Bill O’Donnell
Series Producer, Great Performances at The WNET Group (United States)
Ella Petersson
Editor in Comission SVT Music at SVT – Swedish Television (Sweden)
Ieva Rozentale
Head of Culture at Latvian Television (Latvia)
Paul Smaczny
Managing Director at Accentus Music (Germany)
Erwin Stürzer
Managing Director at HELIANE Media & Consulting GmbH (Germany)
Martin Traxl
Head of Culture Department / TV at ORF – Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (Austria)
Maria Willer
Producer / Managing Director at 3B-Produktion GmbH (Germany)
Honorary Board Members
Arild Erikstad
Executive Producer at Arild Erikstad (Norway)
Reiner Moritz
Managing Director at Poorhouse International (United Kingdom)
