In 1989 Mr. Thies having entered the NFP Group and Finance of his father, Franz Thies, in Berlin. He has served as a Shareholding Manager there since 1993. The NFP Group develops and produces mainly television movies and highly successful series for ARD, ZDF and SAT.1. Under his lead NFP developed the international co-productions with "A FAMILY FOR SISTER MARIA" with Maria Schell. In addition, NFP produced the film version of the diaries of Victor Klemperer, as well as "BONHOEFFER: AGENT OF GRACE," a feature-length film about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian martyred in World War II, which has received an extraordinary amount of international acclaim. The latest production the feature film "Luther" has already grossed over 40 million USD in the USA, Germany and Italy and was distributed in more than 35 countries.

Mr. Thies is a member of the board of BVDF (the Federation of German Film Producers), a member of the plenary meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Berlin, as well as a member of the Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH, an advisory council.

NFP will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2006.