FMI adds Kusser for sales

FremantleMedia International (FMI) has appointed former Red Arrow International exec Caroline Kusser as senior VP of sales and distribution at its US arm.

Caroline Kusser

The newly created role is based in LA and will see Kusser report to Lisa Honig, senior VP of television and digital distribution for North America.

Kusser will be tasked with exploring opportunities for FMI’s 22,000 hours of content across linear, digital and home entertainment platforms in the US market.

“With teams in both New York and LA, a well-established history of sales across multiple genres and long-standing client relationships, we’re in a good position to take our business up to the next level, and Caroline’s understanding of this key market will help us to achieve further success,” Honig said.

Kusser was part of the Red Arrow International team for 10 years. In 2011 she was relocated to LA as senior VP of North America, where she was responsible for establishing and building the group’s US business.

She left that position at the end of 2014, as revealed by C21. Kusser then represented German firm ZDFE’s drama programming, which includes the recent European coproduction The Team, in all French-speaking territories via her fledgling TV content distribution business Carokusser.

Prior to Red Arrow International, Kusser held roles at Bavaria Media Television, peppermint and Beta Film.