Two executives from CEE pubcasters now sit in the executive board of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). CT’s Petr Dvořák has been re-elected as Vice President of the Executive Board, while UA:PBC’s Mykola Chernotytskyi joined the Board as member.

The Executive Board has also confirmed that EBU Director General Noel Curran has been appointed to serve a further six years in office. Delphine Ernotte-Cunci also remains as VP, while BR’s Dr Katja Wildermuth joined the board.

Petr Dvořárk became Director-General of Czech Television in 2011 after a long career in media and broadcasting. He served for six years on the EBU Executive Board before his election as Vice-President from 2021.

Mykola Chernotytskyi became Head of the Managing Board at the EBU’s Ukrainian Member UA:PBC (Suspilne) just over a year ago and has led the broadcaster through the last difficult months of the war. As a member of the UA:PBC Managing Board over the last five years, he helped steer the organization through the transition from state to public broadcasting.

He said: “It has always been and remains one of the greatest honours to be part of the world’s leading alliance of public service broadcasters. Today we stand at the pinnacle of trusted media throughout the globe. There has never been a more important time for any of us.”

Mykola Chernotytskyi and Katja Wildermuth are replacing Thomas Bellut (ZDF) and Sebastian Sergei Parker (Channel One) on the Executive Board. They have been appointed for the remainder of the 2021-2022 Board mandate.

Delphine Ernotte-Cunci and Petr Dvořárk’s new mandate will start from January 2023.