Johannes Studinger is heading the Media, Entertainment and Arts Sector of UNI Global Union, representing 131 unions and guilds in over seventy countries. Taking up this position in 2009, Johannes has been working with the IATSE and its sister unions to raise standards and enforce rights for workers of the global entertainment industry. 

Based at the regional office of UNI Global Union in Brussels, Johannes also holds the position of UNI Europa Senior Executive and is part of the organization’s Management Team.  He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the European Audiovisual Observatory and as served as its president from 2013 to 2016.  

Prior to his present position, Johannes held the positions of Deputy Director of UNI MEI Global Union (2000-2009) and Deputy Secretary General of MEI, Media and Entertainment International (1999). Before joining the international labor movement, he worked with the Secretariat General of the European Commission (1998-1999) and Graham Watson, Member of European Parliament (1998) as well as the Brussels’ office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (1996-1998). Johannes is of German nationality and holds a master’s degree in politics and international relations.