RTL Group has unveiled a new leadership structure and plans to create Europe's leading ad-tech development unit. Under the new leadership structure, Elmar Heggen has been appointed COO and Björn Bauer the new CFO, effective immediately. Both will report to Thomas Rabe, the group's CEO.

RTL is also establishing a Group Management Committee (GMC) composed of the members of the Executive Committee (Thomas Rabe, Elmar Heggen, Björn Bauer) and the CEOs of the Group's three largest business units - Bernd Reichart (CEO of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland), Nicolas de Tavernost (CEO of Groupe M6) and Jennifer Mullin (CEO of Fremantle).