Thorsten Matthies

Thorsten Matthies is an experienced media professional with a career spanning several decades. Currently serving as Director at Rufa Rundfunk-Agenturdienste GmbH since November 2011, Matthies also holds the position of Chief Marketing Officer at dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH, a role undertaken since January 2007. Previous roles at dpa include Managing Editor for Datamining and Head of the Economics Desk. Matthies' career began as a Trainee Journalist at Cellesche Zeitung, followed by a position as Journalist at Harburger Anzeigen und Nachrichten, contributing to various editorial roles at Deutsche Presse-Agentur from 1988 to 2003.