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 hospitality with a degree from the Les Roches International School of Hotel Management. He then spent years as Revenue Director at Kempinski before founding Hotellistat together with Sina Niedermaier and Tobias Haase. Since 2016 he has been building advanced revenue solutions, reshaping revenue management in hospitality with his unwavering passion and deep expertise.

Sina Niedermaier
Co-Founder
Sina Niedermaier

As Kempinski’s Regional Director of Revenue, Sina was responsible for the strategic positioning of hotels worldwide. Already during her studies at the Hotel Management School Heidelberg and her MBA at the NEOMA Business School, she developed a passion for optimizing hotel operations. When she isn’t supporting our partners as a revenue expert with hands-on advice, Sina leads 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. Over his career he has gained experience at companies such as Opitz Consulting (formerly One Advertising) and diva-e. Together with the engineering team, Tobias — as CTO — makes sure you can work with Hotellistat at the highest level.

Account Management & Customer Support
Demetris Xenophontos
Revenue Manager
Demetris Xenophontos

Demetris proves that the chemistry in revenue management has to be just right — and he means that literally. A trained chemist, he found his true calling in hospitality and brings years of hands-on operational experience as a Revenue Manager. From Cyprus, he looks after our Greek market as a Customer Success Manager, pairing analytical precision with a practical understanding of the day-to-day challenges hoteliers face.

Jakob Schwabeneder
Account Manager
Jakob Schwabeneder

Driven by a passion for digitalizing the hospitality industry, he completed his training at the Kempinski Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten and studied tourism management at the Hochschule München. His favorite pastimes include tennis, cooking, and hiking. At Hotellistat, he’s your go-to contact for any questions or requests.

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

Ron has worked in hospitality for more than 18 years — including 13 years in revenue management — before joining Hotellistat. With a keen interest in IT and technical development, he has found a way at Hotellistat to combine that experience with his passion.

Victoria Kuchelmeister
Account manager & Support
Victoria Kuchelmeister

Ever since her time at Kempinski, she has been passionate about revenue management and IT. For over eight years she worked successfully in sales and account management at the Expedia Group in Munich before moving to Hotellistat, where she now looks after our partners.

Sidney Lage
Customer Success Manager
Sidney Lage

Sidney looks back on more than ten years of deep hospitality and revenue experience, having started his career the classic way with a hotel-management apprenticeship in Mainz. After a creative break in Portugal, he now brings that data-driven expertise to Hotellistat as a Customer Success Manager from Berlin, helping our partners get the most out of our solutions.

A passionate dog owner, he even used his trip down south to volunteer at an animal shelter on the Algarve.

Sales & Marketing
Rüdiger Hahn
Director of Sales & Marketing
Rüdiger Hahn

Rüdiger learned the trade from the ground up, quickly developing his love and passion for the industry during his hotel-management training at Frankfurt Airport. After further stints with the Fleming’s Hotels, he took the leap into the digital world: Secret Escapes and HRS followed.

It’s precisely this mix of operational experience and digital vision that makes him the ideal fit for Hotellistat. As Director of Sales & Marketing, his mission is to get the industry excited about our solutions — with expertise, a strong network, and a great team. One detail has stuck: a true aviation geek, he still regularly checks the latest on FlightRadar24.

Anna Maria Schneider
Marketing Freelancer
Anna Maria Schneider

After discovering her passion for the industry during her training as a tourism management assistant and through side jobs in hospitality, Anna completed a dual study program in tourism management at Penta Hotels. There she gained operational experience across Europe — from the fundamentals to supporting (pre-)openings and serving as Assistant GM. As she rotated through various departments at headquarters, her enthusiasm for brand development and process optimization took shape.

As a freelancer, Anna brings together her creative and strategic strengths to support our brand marketing.

Beyond her professional expertise, Anna is passionate about tech news, photography, podcasts, interior design, and good coffee — and she has traveled to more than 50 countries.

Matthias Heel
Director of Product Sales Enablement
Matthias Heel

Over his impressive hospitality career, Matthias has worked across various departments at Marriott, 25hours Hotels, Penta, and Ruby Hotels. At Hotellistat, as Director of Product and Integration, he drives the strategic development of our 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 dad and an avid cyclist.

Meenu Lahoria
Sales Manager
Meenu Lahoria

Meenu studied tourism, hotel, and event management and then spent years gaining experience at the Expedia Group. She now supports the Hotellistat team as a Sales Manager and looks forward to bringing and expanding her knowledge of the DACH hospitality market. She loves working with people and is a true team player. In her free time, Meenu volunteers and loves trying out new restaurants to make culinary discoveries.

Johannes Struppler
Sales Manager
Johannes Struppler

Johannes began his career in the hospitality industry at Hilton, where he gained valuable sales experience over six years in Munich, Frankfurt, and on various international assignments. As Director of Sales & Marketing at roomours, the Munich native went on to further develop his strategic sales and leadership expertise. He now leverages this solid combination of deep hotel experience and a strong sales background as Sales Manager at Hotellistat to help even more hotels take their revenue management to the next level.

Away from data analysis, this passionate golfer’s heart beats for the greens in and around his hometown.

Engineering
Daniel Schneider
Head of Engineering
Daniel Schneider

Daniel completed his computer science degree at LMU Munich and has been part of the Hotellistat team for six years. He has been programming since childhood and is, at heart, a systems architect and designer.

Abdelrahman Metwally
Engineer
Abdelrahman Metwally

Alongside his work as a developer, he is pursuing a master’s in computer science at TU Munich and writes short stories. Before that, Abdu gained valuable experience as a full-stack developer at Flint.gg.

Fabio Dias
Engineer
Fabio Dias

From court to code: Fábio brings the mentality of a former pro basketball player to our Machine Learning team. After playing in the US and Portugal, he honed his technical skills at Brighten Consulting. Based in Portugal, he now focuses on developing and optimizing our AI models, making sure our artificial intelligence stays at the top of its game.

Francisco Barroca
Engineer
Francisco Barroca

Since September 2023, Francisco has supported Hotellistat from his home island of Madeira. He’s not only a data scientist and machine-learning specialist but also a professional basketball player who speaks fluent Portuguese, English, Italian, and Spanish. Over his career he has gained experience at The Tomorrow Company and MF Fitness.

Joao Marra
Engineer
Joao Marra

Full-stack developer and computer science student at the IU - International University of Applied Sciences, previously a software engineer at Arcelormittal.

Marc Köhler
Engineer
Marc Köhler

Not only a full-stack developer, he is also studying Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. He taught himself to program years ago, and today he spends his free time traveling and cooking.

Sahana Mohamed
DevOps Engineer
Sahana Mohamed

She studied computer engineering at Anna University and has worked in the IT industry for over 12 years. She was previously a Cloud Solutions Architect, and her passion is art.

Tarik Mehinagić
Engineer
Tarik Mehinagić

Tarik is a software engineer and full-stack developer with a passion for building scalable, reliable systems. His enthusiasm for programming languages and how they evolve shows in his work at Hotellistat. The variety of projects and the team’s sense of togetherness are two things he especially values about his work.

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