Highly Qualified Top Managers Assisted By An Interdisciplinary Team

Has been working with 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 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 GCH Hotel Group in October 2019.

In his role as CEO, he is responsible for more than 80 hotels with about 15,000 rooms in Germany 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 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 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 GCH Hotel Group.

Bodo Sikora sees a lot of growth potential in GCH Hotel Group: "There is legimitate hope that the growth of 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."

Has been working with GCH Hotel Group since: 2015
Born in: 1966
Education and training: Qualified chef de cuisine and business economist

Jörg Schiffmann is Senior Vice President of Operations & Projects at GCH Hotel Group.

Before joining  GCH Hotel Group, Schiffmann proved himself in various positions of senior management. Most recently, Schiffmann worked for the Steigenberger Hotel Group, where he held the position of Vice President of Operations. Prior to that, he was under contract with the Carlson Rezidor Group for 12 years, serving as the Area Vice President of Operations for Central Europe.

Before that, he gained experience as a Regional Director and General Manager in various hotels of the group in America, Russia, and Europe. With over 30 years of experience as a manager in the hotel industry, he is a trained chef, business economist, and graduate of Cornell University (Ithaca, USA).

At GCH Hotel Group, Jörg Schiffmann is responsible for implementing all operational measures for performance monitoring, as well as ensuring and further developing operational hotel standards in the West, East, Central, and South regions. He ensures high stakeholder satisfaction through the successful operations of these regions.