Shine adds France to expanding Group

June 08, 2009 Elisabeth Murdoch's Shine Group said Monday it had hired ex-Endemol France chief creative officer Thierry Lachkar to be chief executive of its newly created division Shine France. Shine, which two months ago announced the $88 million acquisition of Scandi-based production factory Metronome, and also this year launched Shine-branded production hubs in Australia and Germany, is now extending its strategy of building production bases in key international territories, backed by proven creative talent. Lachkar, who was also chairman of Mark Burnett Productions France, a joint venture with Endemol, joined the Netherlands-based production giant as chief creative officer and international development chief of Endemol France in 2000.

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