Lalida Maraschi

Managing Director | United Kingdom

Lalida has spent her career working across the UK, continental Europe and Asia, helping businesses expand across borders.

Having begun her career as an investigator assessing human behaviour, Lalida brings a distinct analytical perspective to business expansion. She has worked with organisations ranging from large PLCs to mid-sized firms and early-stage start-ups, consistently delivering commercial success through practice development and team growth.

As Managing Director for the UK, she is responsible for driving the firm’s expansion following its rebranding in 2026. She oversees market entry, leadership solutions, and the development of the M&A partnerships.

She holds a BA in Psychology and Behavioural Science, speaks English, Italian and Thai, and gets by in Spanish and Japanese. Off the clock she’s into viticulture and wine investment, and maintains a fierce dedication to Pilates.

Mark Dodsworth

Advisory Partner | United Kingdom

Mark founded Europartnerships in 2000 and spent over two decades delivering large and complex international projects for the firm: trade missions, B2B partnering programmes, high-volume matchmaking events, and turning UK market opportunities into results for overseas client companies. That track record is now what he brings to an advisory capacity, staying involved on select projects and available for guidance, without running day-to-day operations.

He also facilitates training workshops on key aspects of international business. Mark holds an M.Phil in Latin American Studies and a BA in Spanish and Portuguese, academic foundations that complement his practical experience in cross-cultural work and international trade.

Earlier in his career, Mark served in the British Diplomatic Service, a background that continues to shape his approach to stakeholder engagement and global project delivery. He is fluent in Spanish, French and Portuguese, and maintains a long-standing interest in current affairs and travel.

Petra Riemenschneider

Senior Consultant | United Kingdom

Petra runs business development across the German-speaking countries, handles international marketing, and manages the firm’s more complex projects, including trade missions and B2B partnering programmes. Fifteen years in international trade and business development, across a long run of privately and publicly funded projects, have given her a practised hand at getting companies into new markets and the right alliances.

Born and educated to degree level in Germany, she still splits her time between there and the UK. Outside work she hikes and swims.

Nick Thomas

Senior Consultant | United Kingdom

Nick works out, before anyone spends real money, whether a market is worth entering. He builds the sector reports and feasibility studies clients use to decide whether to go ahead, across renewable energy, construction, ICT and food and drink among others, and researches which partners are worth approaching once they do. He also works directly with clients on strategy and planning.

He came to Europartnerships after a long career in B2B marketing and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Christine Griffin

Consultant | United Kingdom

Christine came to market entry by an unconventional route: a degree in Geography and Economics, more than a decade in administration at Thames Water, then a spell in education. What carried over was a real talent for desk research, which she has put to work across a wide range of sectors since joining Europartnerships.

Outside work she divides her time between travelling, the theatre and books.

Christina Fielvard

Senior Consultant | United Kingdom

Christina covers the full market entry cycle: desk and telephone research for US and European clients, feasibility reports and market entry strategy, then the implementation and account management once a client commits. Her approach to sales growth is practical rather than theoretical.

Her sector experience runs deepest in IT, particularly for retail and hospitality, alongside telecoms, aerospace and defence, construction and agriculture. She holds a Law degree from the Open University.