Leonine Studios‘ longtime CEO Fred Kogel will remain in his role at least until 2028 in a contract extension agreed with parent company Mediawan Group.
The announcement comes two years after Paris-based pan-European content group Mediawan acquired Germany’s Leonine Studios, having owned a 25% since 2020.
Kogel has been CEO of Leonine Studios since 2019, which he founded in the same year together with New York-based international investment group KKR.
Under Kogel’s leadership Leonine Studios has evolved into one of the biggest independent production and distribution groups in German-speaking Europe, with hits including School of Magical Animals 2 & 3, Girl You Know It’s True, and Weekend Rebels, which is now poised for a U.S. remake.
In other C-suite announcements, Quirin Berg will also be appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Leonine Holding GmbH on April 1, 2026.
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