IMZ Directorate + Board Elect for the 2026-2028 Term
With voting for the next IMZ Board concluded as of 3 August, we are proud to present the members who will guide our organisation through the 2026-28 term. Please note that the current IMZ Board and Directorate will remain until its term concludes; the new Board and Directorate will be formally constituted at the next IMZ General Assembly in February 2026.
Directorate Elect 2026-28
Laetitia Huberti
IMZ President
Head of La Première, Musiq3, Classic 21, La Trois at RTBF – Belgian Public Radio and 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)
Board Elect 2026-28 (In Alphabetical Order)
Wolfgang Bergmann
ARTE Deutschland TV (Germany)
Ernst Buchrucker
Unitel (Germany)
Daniel Celarec
RTV Slovenija (Slovenia)
Mari Inamasu
NHK – Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Japan)
Stephen James-Yeoman
BBC Arts and Classical Music (United Kingdom)
Michalina Jaxa-Stencel
TVP – Polish Television (Poland)
Ulrike Köstinger
Operabase (Denmark)
Sandrine Laffont
EuroArts Music International (Germany)
Rebecca Lees
London Symphony Orchestra (United Kingdom)
Rita Lombardi
RAI COM (Italy)
Miikka Maunula
Yle, the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Finnland)
Tomas Motl
Czech Television (Czechia)
Bill O'Donnell
The WNET Group (United States)
Ella Petersson
SVT – Swedish Television (Sweden)
Ieva Rozentale
Latvian Television (Latvia)
Paul Smaczny
Accentus Music (Germany)
Erwin Stürzer
NAXOS Audiovisual Division (Germany)
Martin Traxl
ORF – Österreichischer Rundfunk (Austria)
Maria Willer
3B-Produktion – Büro für bewegtes Bild (Germany)
Extraordinary Members
Arild Erikstad
NordicStories (Norway)
Reiner Moritz
Poorhouse International (United Kingdom)
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