Fallot, Maccanico take Fremantle CEO roles

Fremantle has enhanced its senior management team with the appointment of Nicola Maccanico to the newly created role of CEO of Fremantle Italy Group, and the promotion of Bruno Fallot to CEO France, Iberia and Israel. Both will take up the role with immediate effect reporting to Andrea Scrosati, Fremantle’s Group COO and CEO Continental Europe.

Maccanicoa will oversee Fremantle Italy’s Italian operations and portfolio of  labels Wildside, The Apartment Pictures, Lux Vide and Fremantle Italy, with their CEO’s Sonia Rovai, Annamaria Morelli, Luca Bernabei, and Marco Tombolini respectively reporting into Maccanico. Maccanico will also join the Fremantle Global Leadership Team.

Maccanico joins Fremantle from Cinecittà Studios where, as CEO, he was instrumental in the relaunch of the iconic film studio, attracting many international productions.  Previously, Maccanico was EVP Programming at Sky Italia, CEO at Vision Distribution and Managing Director of Theatrical at Warner Brothers Italy.

In his newly expanded role, Fallot will oversee Fremantle’s production businesses in France, Spain, Portugal and Israel. Fallot will lead on the strategy across these territories to continue to deliver standout content across all genres. Fallot will also join the Fremantle Global Leadership Team. Prior to his promotion to CEO France, Iberia and Israel, Fallot was CEO of Fremantle France, a role he has held since 2018.

Scrosati commented: “I am excited to work with Nicola and Bruno to drive the business in Southern Europe forward as we continue to invest and grow our portfolio of Fremantle business and labels.   I have known and worked with Nicola for many years and always admired his business acumen and leadership. I am thrilled to welcome him to the Fremantle family. I am delighted to work even more closely with Bruno in his expanded role across France, Iberia and Israel.  Bruno has been instrumental in the growth of the business in France and we all have been impressed by his achievements and look forward to what he can bring to Iberia and Israel.”

Maccanico said: “I am proud to be joining the Fremantle family and I feel the great responsibilities that come with it. Fremantle has become a leading company in the global content and entertainment market through courageous choices and investments that have always centered creativity and talent. Italy has played a key part in this journey and my commitment will be to the further growth of our group in the Italian market and to highlighting the Italian talent to the global market. I am guided by a desire for innovation and by the constant search for a bridge between creativity and the audiences that will appreciate it. I am particularly happy to be able to return to working with Andrea Scrosati whose leadership and lucid strategic vision are exceptional. And given the great managerial and artistic expertise that characterises the Fremantle world, I look to the future with confidence and determination.”

Fallot added: “I am very happy by this nomination and deeply grateful for the confidence placed in me. It’s a real pleasure for me to work alongside the Spanish, Portuguese, and Israeli teams. I’ve known them for a long time, and I know this collaboration will be a wonderful opportunity to achieve great creative and business successes.”