Has been working with the GCH Hotel Group since: 2011
Born in: 1972
Education and training: Business economist for hotel and catering industry
After taking over the management of the Mercure Hotel Saarbrücken Süd in 2011, Sascha Hampe was responsible for the hotels in the Berlin region, one of the most important and dynamic regions in Germany. Due to his outstanding achievements, Sascha Hampe was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the GCH Hotel Group in May 2018 and Chief Executive Officer in October 2019.
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Chief Executive Officer
Has been working with the GCH Hotel Group since: 2011
Born in: 1972
Education and training: Business economist for the hotel and catering industry
After holding leading positions in different hotel groups like Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Dorint Hotels & Resorts, NH Hotel Group and AccorHotels, Sascha Hampe took over the reins at the Mercure Hotel Saarbrücken Süd under the management of the GCH Hotel Group. Between 2015 and 2018, he was responsible for the hotels in the Berlin region, one of the most important and dynamic hotel markets in Germany. Thanks to his outstanding achievements, Sascha Hampe was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2018 and, subsequently, Chief Executive Officer of the GCH Hotel Group in October 2019.
In his role as CEO, he is responsible for more than 120 hotels with about 15,500 rooms in Germany, Belgium and Austria, over 3 million guests per year and around 3,300 employees. Thanks to his leadership style with a strong emphasis on teamwork, he is highly appreciated across all departments.
In addition to the guests and employees, investors and hotel owners are paramount for Sascha Hampe: "My goal is to motivate all of our employees in a way that will enable us to manage our entire hotel portfolio as if each and every single hotel was owned by all of us together."
Hampe plans to push the digitalisation and transformation of the company and aims to reinforce the GCH Hotel Group’s position as a digital pioneer. He intends to continue the company’s growth using a sustainable and profitable approach for all stakeholders.
Has been working with the GCH Hotel Group since: 2015
Born in: 1966
Education and training: Qualified chef de cuisine and business economist
Jörg Schiffmann is AVP of the West German region covering the Rhine-Ruhr region with Dortmund and Koblenz up to the metropolises Düsseldorf/Cologne, as well as the East region including Leipzig and Dresden. In his role, he is responsible for the implementation of all operational measures for success monitoring and also for the safeguarding and further development of operational hotel standards. He sees the region West as a successfully operating region of the GCH Hotel Group, leading to highly satisfied stakeholders.
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Area Vice President Area West & East
Has been working with the GCH Hotel Group since: 2015
Born in: 1966
Education and training: Qualified chef de cuisine and business economist
Jörg Schiffmann is AVP of the West German region covering the Rhine-Ruhr region with Dortmund and Koblenz up to the metropolises Düsseldorf/Cologne, as well as the East region including Leipzig and Dresden.
Before joining the GCH Hotel Group, Jörg Schiffmann proved himself in several upper management positions, the latest one being the position of Vice President of Operations at Steigenberger Hotel Group. Prior to that, he used to work as Area Vice President of Operations for Central Europe at the Carlson Rezidor Group for 12 years. Even earlier, he gained experience as a Regional Director and General Manager at different hotels of said group in the United States, Russia and Europe. The qualified chef de cuisine and business economist is a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, USA. He has a 27-year experience as a manager in the hotel industry.
At the GCH Hotel Group, Jörg Schiffmann is in charge of all operational measures for success monitoring and the safeguarding and further development of operational hotel standards. He sees the region West as a successfully operating region of the GCH Hotel Group, leading to highly satisfied stakeholders. "The region West has highest potential to become the most profitable region within the next 5 years, taking into account the constant growth of the GCH Hotel Group and its partners."
Has been working with the GCH Hotel Group since: 2006
Born in: 1969
Education and training: studied Hotel Business Management at Heidelberg Hotel Management School
Jan Burghardt is in charge of the activities and the strategic management of the hotels in the Baltic Sea region. He draws his experience from management psoitions in both individual hotels and larger brand hotels. Jan Burghardt expects a dynamic development of the hotel market in the East region and wants to seize the opportunity of the upswing.
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Director of Operations Baltic Sea
Has worked with the GCH Hotel Group since: 2006
Born in: 1969
Education and training: studied Hotel Business Management at Heidelberg Hotel Management School
Jan Burghardt is in charge of the activities and the strategic management of the hotels in the Baltic Sea region.
He knows what it takes to run a hotel: After the qualified hotel manager graduated from Heidelberg Hotel Management School in 1994, he held numerous psoitions as a front desk manager and hotel director in 3- to 4-star establishments across Germany. Among others, these included the former Ramada Hotel Dresden (today the Wyndham Garden Dresden) under the management of the GCH Hotel Group, where he worked as a hotel director for almost 6 years. Prior to taking on the role as Director of Operations for the region East, he excelled as the General Manager of the Radisson Blu Park Hotel & Conference Centre Dresden Radebeul and the Wyndham Garden Dresden.
Jan Burghardt expects a dynamic development of the hotel market in the East region and wants to seize the opportunity of the upswing: "Our primary goal is to consolidate and further expand the market share of our hotels by means of creativity, personal commitment and targeted product customisation. We must also continue to strengthen the synergies between the hotels. Finding suitable, skilled employees for our teams who are goal-oriented and identify with our hotels is thus probably one of the biggest challenges."
Has been working with the GCH Hotel Group since: 2008
Born in: 1972
Education and training: Restaurant specialist, business economist for the hotel and catering industry
Tino Bauer is in charge of the hotels in the Central region. In addition, he took on the position as the Area Director of Operations in this region in 2017. Since 2018, Tino Bauer has been overall responsible for the management of the regions Central and South as an Area Vice President.
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Area Vice President Region Central & South
Has been working with the GCH Hotel Group since: 2008
Born in: 1972
Education and training: Restaurant specialist, business economist for the hotel and catering industry
Tino Bauer started his career as an Executive Assistant Manager in charge of F&B at the Crowne Plaza Hamburg. His next steps on the career ladder took him across several stations as a General Manager - for Ramada, Best Western, Grand City Hotels and the Wyndham Group - straight to the upper management level at the GCH Hotel Group, which has been benefiting from his expertise since 2008. Along the way, he was awarded the title "General Manager of the Year" by GCH in 2016. Tino Bauer is in charge of the hotels in the Central region. In addition, he took on the position as the Area Director of Operations in this region in 2017. Since 2018, Tino Bauer has been overall responsible for the management of the regions Central and South as an Area Vice President.
Bodo Sikora
Area Vice President Region North & Berlin
Has been working with the GCH Hotel Group since: 2004
Born in: 1959
Education and training: Hotel Management
Bodo Sikora is the Area Vice President of the Berlin and North region and is responsible for the strategic sales and operational alignment of the hotels. Bodo Sikora sees a lot of growth potential in the GCH Hotel Group.
Bodo Sikora
Area Vice President Region North & Berlin
Has been working with the GCH Hotel Group since: 2004
Born in: 1959
Education and training: Hotel Management
Bodo Sikora is the Area Vice President of the regions North and Berlin, and is responsible for the operational alignment of the hotels.
The qualified hotel manager learned the business from scratch: Initially as a receptionist at the Berlin Zoo Hotel, then as a deputy front office manager at the Berlin Excelsior Hotel and ultimately as the director of the Berlin Mark Hotel. After the the Mark Apart Hotel in Berlin reopened after its core renovation, Bodo Sikora took over as the Cluster Director of both the Berlin Mark Hotel and the Mark Apart Hotel. Shortly after, he became the Managing Director and Director of Operations of all Mark Hotels, and eventually he was appointed Area Vice President of the GCH Hotel Group.
Bodo Sikora sees a lot of growth potential in the GCH Hotel Group: "There is legimitate hope that the growth of the GCH Hotel Group will continue at the same pace, resulting in a steady increased of the hotel portfolio. Therefore, it is extremely important to further expand the cluster structures in the regions. At the same time, products must be improved in order to strengthen their market position."
