Thorsten joins from RTL Deutschland, where he was most recently Chief Marketing, Brand & Consumer Products Officer. Nicole Glatzmaier, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at RTL Zwei, who is currently leading the company on an interim basis, will remain part of the management team alongside Thorsten when he takes up his new role at the end of 2025.

Thorsten succeeds Andreas Bartl, former CEO of RTL Zwei, who left the company at his own request end of June 2025.

Inga Leschek, Chief Content Officer of RTL Deutschland and Chairwoman of the RTL Zwei Board of Directors, says: “Thorsten is a creative and courageous strategist when it comes to bringing content and brands to people – across all channels that a digital media company has to serve today. This makes him a perfect fit for RTL Zwei.”

Thorsten Braun adds: “RTL Zwei has a unique content profile, strong programme brands and reaches relevant target groups across all platforms. Further developing this brand and creative potential in an entrepreneurial manner is an exciting task. I am very much looking forward to working with the RTL Zwei team to develop new growth impulses and innovative content and to lead RTL Zwei into the future with economic courage and success.”

In his role as Chief Marketing, Brand & Consumer Products Officer at RTL Deutschland, Thorsten Braun was responsible for the entire brand strategy and development, all marketing activities, as well as the licensing and merchandising business from January 2024. Prior to that, he was Managing Director of Super RTL and Chief Consumer Products Officer of RTL Deutschland. From 2013 to 2020, Braun was Head of Broadcasting and Marketing at The Walt Disney Company in Munich, following positions at Publicis Media and Paramount.

RTL Zwei and Warner Bros Discovery Germany recently announced plans to jointly sell their TV and selected digital advertising inventories in Germany. The sales house joint venture is expected to become operational at the beginning of 2026, following the approval by the German Federal Cartel Office on 4 August 2025.