Jetix Europe N.V. Annual Review and Financial Statements 2005 > HOME > INTRODUCTION > GROUP AT A GLANCE > OUR HIGHLIGHTS > OUR CONTENT > OUR FUTURE > OUR ALLIANCE > OUR HISTORY > CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REVIEW > OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW > CHANNELS AND ONLINE > PROGRAMME DISTRIBUTION > CONSUMER PRODUCTS > MANAGEMENT BOARD > SUPERVISORY BOARD > CORPORATE GOVERNANCE > ACCOUNTS     PREVIOUSNEXT             Thomas Staggs Chairman of the Supervisory Board Tom Staggs was appointed as Chairman of the Supervisory Board in November 2001. He is currently Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the The Walt Disney Company and a member of Disney’s executive management committee, with responsibility for the company’s worldwide finance organisation, controller functions, acquisitions, investor relations, treasury activities, information systems, real estate and taxes. Mr. Staggs joined Disney in 1990 as Manager of Strategic Planning. In 1995, he became Vice President of Planning and Development and in 1998, Mr. Staggs became Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Andy Bird Andy Bird was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board in January 2005. As president of Walt Disney International, Mr. Bird works with all of Disney’s business unit leaders around the world, coordinating and overseeing growth opportunities for Disney outside the United States. He is responsible for targeting new businesses, growing and increasing penetration of existing businesses, and leading the development of business and operations in emerging markets. Prior to joining Disney, Mr. Bird spent nearly a decade with Time Warner.   Etienne de Villiers Etienne de Villiers was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board in January 2005. Mr. de Villiers is founder and senior partner of Englefield Capital LLP, a UK based private equity fund focused on mid-market development capital deals. He is a non-executive Director for Pi Capital and Video Networks, as well as non-executive Chairman of BBC Commercial Holdings Limited. He is also the newly appointed Executive Chairman and President of the ATP, the governing body of men’s professional tennis. Until May 2000, Mr. de Villiers served as President and MD of Walt Disney International Europe, Middle East and Africa and President of Walt Disney International where he was responsible for Disney’s production, broadcasting and distribution activities outside the USA. Peter Seymour Peter Seymour was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board in September 2005. He is currently Senior Vice President of Strategy for Disney Media Networks where he oversees strategy development for all of Disney broadcasting and cable programming activities. Mr. Seymour joined Disney in 1996 as Manager of Strategic Planning. In 2001 he became Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning responsible for Disney’s overall corporate development activities as well as strategy and business development for the company’s technology and broadcasting initiatives.                 Supervisory Board changes During the year Philippe Laco, Claus Holst-Gydesen, Peter Murphy and Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani resigned from the Supervisory Board, and Andy Bird, Etienne de Villiers and Peter Seymour joined the Supervisory Board. The Company intends the Supervisory Board to have five members, two of which will be independent from Disney. Therefore, following the end of the period under review the company has announced that it intends to appoint, subject to shareholder approval, Wolf-Dieter Gramatke as a non-Disney director, while Tom Staggs will be replaced by Brian Spaulding. An EGM to approve these changes has been called on January 10, 2006. Andy Bird will be taking over as Chairman. Wolf-Dieter Gramatke has been a freelance media consultant since 2001 and acts as a supervisory board member for a number of German media companies including Deutsche Entertainment and Pixelpark. Previously, he was Chairman and CEO of Universal in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and President and CEO of Polygram in Germany and worked in senior management positions in a number of German and international companies including BMW and Columbia Pictures. Brian Spaulding is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Walt Disney International. In this capacity, Brian oversees the finance, business development and information technology activities for many of Disney’s international operations. Mr. Spaulding joined Disney in 1988 as a Senior Auditor in the company’s Management Audit department. Since that time he has held a series of domestic and international positions in Disney’s television, filmed entertainment and corporate groups.