French producer and distributor ZED (Manuel Catteau) has appointed Charlotte Tachet as Head of Distribution & Acquisitions.

Charlotte is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris and Sorbonne University. After overseeing projects’ development and international documentary sales at Roche Productions, Charlotte Tachet went on to create and run the documentary distribution department at AB International Distribution for three years.

In 2016, she joined ZED as International Sales Manager, responsible for selling the company’s catalogue in Asia/Pacific, German-speaking Europe, the Middle East, Benelux, Switzerland and French-speaking Canada. Besides catalogue sales, she played an active role in putting together financing for ambitious films and documentary series through international presales, with partners such as ZDF, NHK, KBS and SBS. Building on her ten years’ experience in international sales, Charlotte is taking lead on the company’s distribution.