From beautiful Southern Germany to Berlin's urban jungle: In this interview, Johanna Peres tells us about her beginnings with the GCH Hotel Group, her rise to Director Commercial and the ups and downs of the past years.

For already more than a decade, Andrea Sudfeld has helped to shape the management landscape at the GCH Hotel Group. Next to her responsibilities as a hotel director she soon took on additional responsibilities regarding HR. She seems to have found her place in her role as Head of the operative HR department.

Hospitality industry in Germany is thriving and companies are always on the lookout for potential, enthusiastic employees. GCH Hotel Group is not an exception – every year the hotel management company offers various intern positions for foreign students around the Berlin area, in several hotels and at the company headquarters.

Frank Fischer has been the Director of Human Resources at GCH Hotel Group since May 2016 and has already achieved a lot in that time. In the following interview, you’ll find out more about what he likes about the GCH Hotel Group, his objectives and what he’s looking for in a prospective member of staff.

Careers at the GCH Hotel Group: sophisticated HR strategy ensures comprehensive support. Finding good staff is not always easy – particularly in the hospitality sector, where businesses often encounter difficulties. However, the HR department at the GCH Hotel Group has applied cross-regional networked recruiting practices to address this issue professionally and successfully – in a way that is digital, responsive, communicative and resourceful.

Sascha Hampe was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the GCH Hotel Group in May 2018. Following a steep ascent up the career ladder, Hampe has become the youngest COO in the history of GCH. In his new role, he is responsible for the strategic orientation and vision of the company. In our interview he talks about how he became member of the top management team at the GCH Hotel Group and what makes a good manager.

Nearly 50% of our general managers are women. We’ve long valued female power and ensured that our female employees enjoy equal opportunities along their career paths

Berlin is one of the hottest employment locations for the hotel industry in Germany. This year’s graduate event for the Berlin Hotel Management School took place in February – and of course the GCH Hotel Group was in attendance