BriskPace Studios appoints CFO and two production heads
André Druskeit, Rob Van Norden and Michael Bütow will be based in Germany and report to founder and CEO Al Munteanu.
BriskPace Studios has named André Druskeit as Chief Financial Officer, Rob Van Norden as Head of Production and Michael Bütow as Head of German Originals, Deadline reported on November 9, 2026.
All three executives will be based in Germany and report to Al Munteanu, the company's founder and CEO.
BriskPace Studios focuses on English-language features and series produced in Europe for U.S. and international markets.
Munteanu and Van Norden are in Los Angeles during the American Film Market to meet buyers and potential partners.
Recent activity
Two weeks before the announcement, the company's first TV project, The Light and Hard Times of Lucky Briscoe, was revealed, and a few days before it acquired the unscripted format The Greatest Duo for Germany.
Druskeit joined BriskPace in 2025 from DZ Bank AG, where he had been Head of Media and Entertainment Banking since 2021. Van Norden has run physical production for BriskPace since 2025, after serving as Head of Production at Millennium Media in Los Angeles from 2018 to 2023. Bütow spent almost fifteen years in Central and Eastern Europe as Head of Fiction for RTL Group and then CME, launching more than 25 scripted series.
Quick answers
Who is BriskPace Studios' new Chief Financial Officer?
André Druskeit, who joined the company in 2025 from DZ Bank AG.
Where are the new executives based?
All three are based in Germany and report to founder and CEO Al Munteanu.