Warner Bros International Television Production has appointed Bruno Henriquet to lead its operations in France. Henriquet will be based in Paris, joining the company on June 1 and will report into Ronald Goes, EVP and Head of WBITVP. Henriquet was most recently Deputy Managing Director in charge of Development at Fremantle France where he was responsible for format adaptations such as Family Feud, Password, and Game Of Talents as well as locally developed programming. Recent original IP creations include All Your Wishes, Battle Of The Judges and The Artisan, along with late-night show The Farmer Wants A Wife: Rewind. Prior to joining Fremantle in 2008, Henriquet spent five years at Studio 89, was Editor in Chief for Morning Live on M6 and worked as a journalist for Canal+.
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