Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 9, 2000

Peter Volkle – Tv-loonland Ag (tvo.fnm)

PETER VOLKLE (40), is the Chairman of the Board/Chief Executive Officer of TV-Loonland AG. Mr Volkle has 13 years experience in the film business, and prior to that was a lawyer. Until 1986, Mr Volkle held a scholarship at the Max Planck Institute for International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law in Munich. He then became the Assistant of the Managing Director in charge of programs at the Kirch Group, Munich. In 1989, he founded TMO Film GmbH (now TV-Loonland AG) in Munich. Profile
DR CARL WOEBCKEN (43) is the Chief Financial Officer of TV-Loonland AG. He has 11 years experience as a management consultant. Until 1990, he was a strategy consultant at Boston Consulting Group, Munich. He then spend four years in various administration and management positions, and subsequently joined Roland Berger & Partner as Member of the Management in Munich. In 1999, he left to join TV-Loonland. Profile
TWST: Can you start us off with a short overview and profile?

Mr. Volkle: TV-Loonland is one of the leading producers and distributors

of children, youth and family programs in Europe. The