In the first attempt, she missed the necessary two-thirds majority, in the second ballot the members of the Broadcasting Council elected the head of the WDR administrative board, Katrin Vernau, as rbb interim resident.
Katrin Vernau was elected interim director of rbb in the second ballot. The independent control body rbb broadcasting council elected the administrative director on Wednesday in Potsdam.
West German Broadcasting (WDR) as interim director. First, the 49-year-old had missed the necessary two-thirds majority in a first vote. Katrin Vernau said after her election, “I’m happy about the trust and about the challenge that lies ahead of me. Now it is important to bring rbb back to calm waters together with the employees and to make it a strong state broadcaster for Brandenburg and Berlin. “
Dorette König, acting chairwoman of the administrative board, praised the new director as an “excellent manager” who has diverse and extensive professional experience and has successfully mastered various restructuring tasks.
Vernau, who is currently administrative director of WDR, was proposed for the post by a selection committee commissioned by the Broadcasting Council. She had already introduced herself to the members of the Broadcasting Council in a video link on Tuesday evening. After that there were signals that she could have counted on a secure majority.
The election of an artistic director is regulated in the rbb state treaty. The position must then be advertised, and a term of office lasts five years. The election of an interim director was only possible against the background of the current rbb management crisis.
Broadcast: rbb24 Inforadio, September 7th, 2022, 6 p.m