Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Senior event and hospitality professional with 15+ years of experience in international football tournament operations. Deep expertise in team hotel management, training site coordination, and end-to-end logistics for national teams at FIFA World Cups and UEFA European Championships. Proven track record as on-site project lead for the DFB (German Football Association) at 10+ major tournaments, managing TTH/VSTH, charter flights, VIP & stakeholder hospitality, and cross-functional coordination with governing bodies including FIFA and UEFA.
Lead the Events, Conferences & Congresses division; manage team of project managers and support staff; hotel procurement and coordination for away fixtures of the German men's and women's national teams; staff onboarding, training and mentoring of new team members KEY INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE * FIFA World Cups (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026) * UEFA European Championships (2008, 2016, 2020, 2024) * FIFA Women’s World Cups (2019, 2023) * UEFA Women’s EURO (2022) * FIFA Confederations Cups (2009, 2017) * Olympic Football Tournament (2024)
planning, organization, implementation and on-site management of national and international events (50 Jahre Bundesliga 2013, Fest der Weltmeister 2014, Integrationspreis 2016/2017, Amateurfußball-Kongress 2019, UEFA Champions League Final 2013 London, etc.), participant management, hotel purchasing and allotment management, contract negotiations, quoting, scheduling, budgeting, team management for incoming teams including preparation, coordination and attending of site visits
destination management, event management, incoming, outgoing, MICE, shore excursion management, sponsorship management UEFA Champions League Final 2012, sports hospitality, purchasing, sales, organization and coordination of events
organization & coordination of sports events: UEFA EURO 2008™ Austria - Switzerland, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009, Premier League, Primera División creation, marketing and sale of tourism products, budgeting, administration of bookings, purchase of tourism goods and hotels, allotment management, visa acquisition
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