Munich, 16 July 2024 - Constantin Film is reorganising its communications/Executive Board division. As Chief Strategy & Policy Officer, Katharina Hiersemenzel is now responsible for the internal implementation of strategic topics in addition to political work. Katja Wirz is the new company spokesperson with immediate effect and is responsible for communications relating to the company as a whole. Hiersemenzel and Wirz report directly to Oliver Berben, CEO of Constantin Film.

Katharina Hiersemenzel, Chief Strategy & Policy Officer: "A supportive regulatory environment is an indispensable basis for telling stories that entertain, move and provoke thought. I am very much looking forward to continuing to shape policy work together with Oliver Berben and my great colleagues at Constantin Film and to supporting the Management Board in the future in the implementation of internal strategic issues."

Katja Wirz, company spokeswoman: "Constantin Film is unique as a company and it is important to me to further strengthen the image and perception of the company to the outside world. This is one of the most exciting tasks I can imagine. I would like to thank Oliver Berben and the entire Management Board for their trust and look forward to working with them."

Oliver Berben, CEO of Constantin Film: "Katja Wirz and Katharina Hiersemenzel are two great employees of this company and their new extended responsibility on the Management Board shows how much we care about the ongoing modernisation of the Group. Both are among the top elite in their field in Germany and I am very grateful and proud that they will spend their future together with the great team at Constantin Film."

Katharina Hiersemenzel studied law in Munich and Sydney and has been working in the national and international film and television industry since 2000. Initially, she gained extensive professional experience as a lawyer specialising in copyright and media law in cinema film and TV production as well as in programme acquisition and licence trading, including for Helkon Media AG and SKW Schwarz. Since 2010, she has focused on policy work and strategy and has worked in these areas as General Counsel for Da Vinci Media GmbH, as Copyright Policy Counsel for the Motion Picture Association (MPAA) in Brussels and as Director Global Public Policy for Netflix, among others, and has accompanied numerous legislative procedures. In 2020, she moved to Constantin Film as Senior Vice President Public Policy, where she has been responsible for the company's policy work ever since.

Katja Wirz has a degree in economics. During her studies at the University of Trier, she worked as a journalist and copywriter and completed internships at RTL, ZDF and DaimlerChrysler, for which she also wrote a thesis on innovations in Palo Alto. She began her career in 2001 in corporate communications at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, where she was initially a junior PR officer and later PR officer for financial communications. From 2005 to 2009, she worked as a press project manager at Constantin Film and oversaw the press campaigns for films such as "The Wave", "Hui Buh: Das Schlossgespenst", "Michael Clayton" and "Milk". Since 2009, she has been head of film press at Constantin Film and was jointly responsible for the press campaigns for "Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere", "Die Päpstin", "Wickie auf großer Fahrt", "Türkisch für Anfänger", "Fack Ju Göhte 1-3", "Das perfekte Geheimnis," the Eberhofer films as well as recent successes such as "Sonne und Beton" and "Chantal im Märchenland". She hands over the management of the film press to Linda Fiolka and Eric Lehmann.