Our people
Thomson Media's management team based in Europe is leading the way in tackling today’s big issues by strengthening media skills worldwide.
Federica Varalda
Managing Director - Development
Federica Varalda is Managing Director -Development leading project development and acquisitions across Thomson's work globally. She is Geschäftsführerin of Thomson Media gGmbH. She previously held the position as Thomson’s Dirfector of Group Operations.
Viktoriia Ignatovych
Projects and Finance Officer
Victoria Ignatovych is Thomson Media's Projects and Finance Officer. She originally from Ukraine, moved to Germany in 2019 and has a background in hospitality and tourism with experience in projects and administration.
Maja Vasic-Nikolic
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Coordinator
Maja Vasic-Nikolic is local coordinator for the Western Balkans region, with over a decade of experience managing projects focused on advancing journalists’ impact in the field of media freedoms and safety of journalists.
Nina Kohlmayer
Finance Manager
Nina Kohlmayer is the Thomson Media's Finance Manager in Berlin. Nina has spent most of her career in commercial finance roles with Start Ups. Nina holds a Business Administration degree from the University of Vienna.
Thomson Media advisory board
Christoph Lanz is a journalist and strategic adviser in media development for national and international clients and is Deutsche Welle's former managing director of multimedia. He is Thomson Media's head of the board.
Dorothee Wenner is a freelance filmmaker, writer and curator based in Berlin. Her work in the various fields focuses on aspects of transcultural relations, especially between Europe and African countries/South Asia.
Sonja Schwetje is editor-in-chief of ntv/ntv.de and RTL NEWS. She represents Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland on the board of the German Media Association (VAUNET) and will be representative on the board of ENEX (European News Exchange) when she becomes chairwoman of the body.
Dr. Christoph von Marschall is chief diplomatic correspondent of “Der Tagesspiegel” (Berlin), a frequent guest on German TV shows and radio commentator. He studied East European History and served 2005 to 2013 as US correspondent.
