Lothar Berning

Director Retention bei ATG

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

The market is constantly changing and travelers want to be addressed in a more personalized way with the confidence to book in policy and accessing full content. Our platform and AI driven technology enables our customers to achieve exactly that. Through our many years of experience, we understand our travelers are your employees. We help them be more productive, engaged and well cared for. You can expect that we never stop striving for the better. We achieved great things already with our customers and we are able, willing and committed to continue to create a truly new level of traveler experience – globally.

Experience

  • Director Retention at ATG Travel Worldwide
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Koordinator für das Business Management Team

  • CWT (8 yrs 10 mos)
    • Director Retention
      Oct 2021 - Oct 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    • Consulting Manager - CWT Solutions Group EMEA
      Jan 2017 - Sep 2021 · 4 yrs 9 mos

      Sales for Central Europe, Benelux, Nordics Understanding companies and extracting value for your business by the smart use of data with our Data Insights, Supplier management, Mobility Consulting and Traveler Engagement practise groups.

  • CWT (16 yrs 1 mo)
    • Program Consultant
      2011 - 2016 · 5 yrs

      Acting as an outsourced Travel Manager for multiple clients, managing global Air and Car program supplier sourcing. Travel Policy analysis, workshop and rewrite. OBT feasibility calculation, recommendation and implementation. CWT internal project lead, e.g. Business continuity planning, projects with other TMCs managed for the benefit of customers. Saving analysis, strategy building how to achieve savings taking into account traveler well-being while respecting company needs to control and reduce cost.

    • Account Manager/ Key Account Manager/ National Program Manager
      2005 - 2011 · 6 yrs

      Management of small, mediate and large accounts, main client portfolio telecommunication, consulting and law firms. Responsible for yield, traveler satisfaction, booking process and client program improvements

    • Team Lead
      2000 - 2005 · 5 yrs

      Team Leader Implant Offices for a global telecommunications group with headquarters in Finland. Successful implementation of travel agency CWT Organization of operational workflow Assisting Account Management CWT Supporting the Company Travel Management Successful implementation of OBT, working towards increase of OBT usage and adjustment of resources

  • Business Travel Agent at Travel Agencies in Duisburg, Essen, Bochum
    1989 - 2000 · 11 yrs

    Business Travel Agent, responsible for booking and operational management of business trips.

  • Apprenticeship as Travel Agent, Essen, Germany at Essener Reisebüro GmbH
    1986 - 1989 · 3 yrs

    Certified by the Industrie- und Handelskammer, Essen