The general assembly makes fundamental decisions of strategic importance to the channel, approves the business plan and appoints the members of the management board as well as top managerial staff to ARTE GEIE. The twelve delegates – six German and six French – represent the two members of the ARTE Group and meet four times a year in Strasbourg. The European associate partners take part in an advisory capacity.
| French Representatives |
German Representatives |
|
Chairperson of the General Assembly of ARTE President of the Robert Schuman Foundation Vice Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of ARTE France |
Vice Chairperson of the General Assembly of ARTE President of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
|
| Arancha González Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po Paris, former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation Member of the Supervisory Board of ARTE France |
Prof Dr Kai Gniffke Chairperson of the General Assembly of ARTE Deutschland President of Südwestrundfunk (SWR) |
| Frédéric Béreyziat General Director in charge of resources at ARTE France and member of the Executive Board of ARTE France |
Martin Grasmück President of Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR) Member of the General Assembly of ARTE Deutschland |
| Florence Philbert Director-General of the Media and Cultural Industries Board (DGMIC), French Ministry of Culture |
Dr Norbert Himmler Vice-Chairperson of the General Assembly of ARTE Deutschland President of Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) Member of the General Assembly of ARTE Deutschland |
| Guillemette Kreis Director of Participations at the Government Shareholding Agency, French Ministry of Economics and Finance Member of the Supervisory Board of ARTE France |
Dr Frank D. Freiling Director of International Affairs, ZDF Member of the General Assembly of ARTE Deutschland |
| Thomas Serval Entrepreneur, President of Baracoda Member of the Supervisory Board of ARTE France |
Peter Weber Head of Legal Affairs of ZDF Member of the General Assembly of ARTE Deutschland |
European Partners (in an advisory capacity):
ČT, Czech Republic – Jan Souček (Director general)
Film Fund Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Guy Daleiden (Managing Director)
LRT, Lithuania – Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė (Director general)
LTV, Latvia – Ivars Priede (Chairperson of the Board)
ORF, Austria – Roland Weißmann (Director general)
RAI Com, Italy – Teresa De Santis (President)
RTBF, Belgium – Jean-Paul Philippot (Director general)
RTÉ, Ireland – Kevin Bakhurst (Director general)
RTVE, Spain – José Pablo López Sánchez (President)
SRG SSR, Switzerland – Susanne Wille (Director general)
YLE, Finland – Merja Ylä-Anttila (CEO)