After accomplishing her university studies with a bachelor’s degree in International Marketing and a diploma in International Tourism, Vera started her career in educational travel. She gained invaluable experience of the international tourism industry in the position of Product Manager Asia at EWTC, a German luxury tour operator. As Product Manager Africa, Indian Ocean and…
DetailsLea completed her BBA in International Hospitality Management at Stenden University, Netherlands. During her BBA course she had the opportunity to study in Spain, Thailand and Indonesia.
Growing up with her Austrian father and her Philippine mother in a small village close to Vienna, she got to know both Western and Asian culture at an early age. Lea grew up in a European – Asian cultural environment. Further to German and English, she speaks Spanish, Tagalog and Dutch.
Driven by her innermost urge to travel, she eagerly continues exploring the world, while seizing any opportunity to go scuba-diving, her second greatest passion.
In her role as Sales Executive, Lea is responsible for sales and marketing activities with a focus on the leisure and Mice segment.
DetailsKai Bender enjoys over 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, having worked in the USA, Ecuador, Spain, Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia and the Philippines. He has held assignments with CCA International one of the leading international companies for development and operation of prestigious private clubs, exclusive conference venues, residential and real estate developments in Asia and Europe. And joined the luxury hotel group “Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts” until he opened his own company CEM Corporate Event Management one of the leading agencies in Germany.
He is a passionate cosmopolitan and is addicted to football. He has played in all the countries he lived in.
Kai is responsible for introducing and developing initiatives that benefit the portfolio of TLE.
DetailsJochen has held executive positions in leading international hotel companies. He has served on the Board of Whitbread PlC London. Business has taken him to almost 60 countries and spent years in London, Rio de Janeiro and various developing countries.
Jochen is an honorary representative for the society sponsoring the reconstruction of the Berlin Palace as Humboldt Forum. Germany’s most important cultural project and he is a member of the Academic Council of the Frankfurter Zukunftsrat, a think tank for Germany.
His extensive knowhow in the hospitality industry is a great asset for all team members. His role at TLE is to establish strategic partnerships. Jochen enjoys excellent personal contacts to decision makers in industry, media and society.
DetailsSusana enjoys a wealth of experience in the marketing of international luxury hotels. Years of work for „The Leading Hotels of the World“ and „Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts“ and the success of the agency since formation over a decade ago form a solid basis for delivering valuable advice and support to the agency’s esteemed clients.
“The world keeps changing, competition is growing fast and customers’ needs are increasing. Thus sales and marketing have nowadays to be more innovative and flexible to adapt to the changing environment. We are the ears and eyes for our hotels in the market and strive continuously to develop new opportunities. Our experiences grow each day too – excellent reasons to be passionate and excited at work.”
Susana is very much involved in the daily business and is the primary contact for leisure key accounts. One of her strengths are organizing exclusive events whether for 500 people or an intimate dinner with 10.
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