Andreas Klein

Andreas Klein is also the chairman of the managing board of Splendid Medien AG. He has been involved in marketing and distribution in the family company (founded by his father, Albert E. Klein, in 1974) since 1980. During this time, Klein became thoroughly familiar with dealing in film rights, and helped shape the present character of the company. In addition, he established the video division and the dubbing studios.

In September 1992, Klein took over the management of Splendid Film Klein GmbH, of which he had been a shareholder since December 1990. When the Splendid group was converted into Splendid Medien AG, Klein was appointed chairman of the managing board in June 1999. Through Splendid's former partner company IEG, he was involved in financing films such as Gangs of New York (directed by Martin Scorsese) and Dr. T & the Women. His credits include, among others, Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic.