Team

Team

A Fusion of Minds and Ideas

A Fusion of Minds and Ideas

Empowering Innovation Through a Diverse Tapestry of Brilliance and Expertise

Founders
Philip Kuchelmeister
Co-Founder
Philip Kuchelmeister

Philip first studied aerospace engineering before beginning his career in the hospitality industry. With a degree from the Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, he spent years as Revenue Director at Kempinski before founding Hotellistat with Sina Niedermaier and Tobias Haase. Since 2016, he has developed advanced revenue solutions and reshaped hotel revenue management with his unwavering passion and expert knowledge.

Sina Niedermaier
Co-Founder
Sina Niedermaier

As Kempinski’s Regional Director of Revenue, Sina was responsible for the strategic positioning of hotels worldwide. During her studies at the Hotel Management School Heidelberg and her MBA at NEOMA Business School, she developed a passion for optimizing hotel operations. When not actively advising our partners as a revenue expert, Sina is responsible for sales, marketing, and business consulting at Hotellistat.

Tobias Haase
Co-Founder
Tobias Haase

Tobias is a software development and SEO/SEA analytics talent with a degree in computer science. He gained professional experience at companies like Opitz Consulting, formerly known as One Advertising, and diva-e. As CTO, Tobias ensures you have a top-notch experience with Hotellistat.

Sales & Marketing
Julia Schröder
Head of Sales & Marketing
Julia Schröder

Julia is our sales rocket who has made a name for herself in the technology industry with her cheerful manner and experience. Through her work at Mews, IHG and 25hours, she knows the needs of hoteliers from her own experience and actively advises our partners. See Julia's unwavering passion for her work for yourself. She relaxes with yoga and a walk with her dog Fritzi along the Isar or in the English Garden and she loves the summer!

Emilia Urso
Working Student Sales & Marketing
Emilia Urso

Emilia completed her Bachelor's degree in Tourism Management at Munich University of Applied Sciences and is now working on her Master's degree in Hospitality Management there. In her Bachelor's thesis, she dealt with the integration possibilities of AI in the luxury hotel industry. Emilia is interested in travelling, spending time in nature, and vintage fashion.

Franca Landerer
Junior Sales & Marketing Manager
Franca Landerer

Since completing her Bachelor's degree in Tourism, Hotel, and Event Management at Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, she has been supporting Julia in Sales & Marketing. Besides her work for Hotellistat, she is pursuing a Master's degree in Marketing and Communication at the FOM and is exploring her new hometown Munich. You can meet her traveling, hiking or skiing in the Alps, or cooking with friends.

Jakob Schwabeneder
Account Manager
Jakob Schwabeneder

With a passion for the digitalization of the hospitality industry, Jakob completed his training at the Kempinski Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten and studied tourism management at Hochschule München. His favorite activities include tennis, cooking, and hiking. At Hotellistat, he is your contact for all concerns and wishes.

Matthias Heel
Director Product & Integration
Matthias Heel

In his impressive career in the hotel industry, Matthias has worked in various departments at Marriott, 25hours Hotels, Penta, and Ruby Hotels. As Director of Product and Integration at Hotellistat, he is responsible for the strategic development of the all-in-one revenue, market, and business intelligence solution. He has been a member of the HSMA Revenue Management Circle for several years. In his free time, he's a dedicated dad and avid cyclist.

Ron van Ardennen
Customer Success & Technical Account Manager
Ron van Ardennen

Ron has worked in the hotel industry for more than 18 years, including 13 years in revenue management before joining Hotellistat. He has a keen interest in IT and technical development and finds a way to combine this experience with passion at Hotellistat.

Victoria Kuchelmeister
Account manager & Support
Victoria Kuchelmeister

Since working for Kempinski, she has been passionate about revenue management and IT. For more than 8 years she successfully worked in sales and account management at Expedia Group in Munich before she joined Hotellistat. At Hotellistat Victoria is responsible for the support of our partners.

Engineering
Daniel Schneider
Head of Engineering
Daniel Schneider

Daniel earned his computer science degree from LMU Munich and swiftly became an invaluable asset to the Hotellistat team, where he has been making significant contributions for 6 fruitful years. His journey into programming began in his childhood, and over the years he has honed his skills to perfection. At heart, he is a visionary system architect and designer who always yearns to develop innovative solutions.

Hedayat Abedijoo
Team Lead
Hedayat Abedijoo

As Senior Developer and Team Lead, Hedayat is an integral part of the Hotellistat team. He brings out the best in everyone with his humorous and motivating manner. After work, he plays one of his many instruments. He has previously worked at Jolocom and INTERNETONE AG.

Abdelrahman Metawally
Engineer
Abdelrahman Metawally

Besides being a developer, he is studying computer science at the TU Munich in the master's program and is an author for short stories. Previously, Abdu gained valuable experience as a full-stack developer for Flint.gg.

Apoorva CG
Frontend Engineer
Apoorva CG

From India to Munich: Apoorva has definitely traveled the furthest with over 8,000 kilometers and has literally traveled once around the world to become part of the Hotellistat team. She has been supporting our team since June 2024. Previously, she studied Computer Since Engineering (B.E.) at City Engineering College and gained experience in various areas of software development. In her free time she explores the most beautiful corners of Bavaria.

Francisco Barroca
Engineer
Francisco Barroca

Francisco is joining Hotellistat from Madeira. He is not only a Data Scientist and Machine Learning specialist but also a professional basketball player, who is fluent in Portuguese, English, Italian, and Spanish. In his professional career, he has gained experience at The Tomorrow Company and MF Fitness.

Joao Marra
Engineer
Joao Marra

Full-stack developer, Student of Computer Science at IU - International University of Applied Sciences, formerly on Arcelormittal as a software engineer.

Marc Köhler
Engineer
Marc Köhler

Besides being a full-stack developer, he is studying psychology at the Tilburg University in the Netherlands. Many years ago, he taught himself how to program. Today, he spends his free time traveling and cooking.

Sahana Mohamed
DevOps Engineer
Sahana Mohamed

She is a computer science engineering graduate from Anna University and has been working in the IT industry for over 12 years now. Her previous role was Cloud Solutions Architect and her passion is art.

Tarik Mehinagić
Engineer
Tarik Mehinagić

Software engineer at heart, with a passion for building scalable and reliable systems.

Youssef Farag
Engineer
Youssef Farag

He recently graduated with a Master's degree from TU Munich and boasts an impressive four-year track record of contributing to cutting-edge machine-learning projects. Youssef developed and managed data acquisition scripts at TWAICE and worked for companies like flint.gg, ryd and the University of Stuttgart.

Feel Good Managers
Fritzi
Feel Good Manager
Fritzi

Raised on the streets of Portugal, this Podengo lady provides some entertainment in the office. Crawling, walks and throwing balls are part of the daily tasks of all team members. Fritzi has Hotellistat firmly in his paw!

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