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Meet the hit-CONSULT Team

Anton Hell, Managing Director

Anton Hell, Managing Director

Anton Hell, with 20+ years of experience in the hospitality industry, he thoroughly understands the challenges our clients face, having truly "walked in your shoes". Born and raised in Austria, he has lived in Europe, America and Asia, working with international hotel corporations and cruise operators such as Marriott, Penta and Cunard Line. He and his team are passionate about the development of new business solutions and complementary technologies that result in more efficient and successful hotel operations.

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Anton Hell

Colin Hollwurtel, Head of Operations

Colin Hollwurtel, Head of Operations

What the Cologne-born Motorboat enthusiast loves about consulting is the challenge of finding the best possible solution for each customer. Among other things, Colin is interested in marketing, particularly in subjects like customer acquisition and satisfaction. Colin gained his multifaceted experiences in different cities such as Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin. Being responsible for management and coordination of our Operations Team at work, in his free time Colin is a passionate cook and a wine connoisseur.

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Colin Hollwurtel

Darja Gogunova, Consultant

Darja Gogunova, Consultant

Darja grew up in Latvia and Switzerland and has successfully obtained her Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management with a specialization in Marketing from the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne. Darja has already obtained various working experiences in different European countries. The multilingual travel-loving marketing expert supports the hit-CONSULT team in the fields of consulting and project management.

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Darja Gogunova

Juliane Paleni, Sales & Business Development

Juliane Paleni, Sales & Business Development

Juliane Paleni spent her childhood in Brazil, and moved to the Pfalz region as a teenager. She received her hotel training in the Black Forest and studied at "Hotelfachschule Südliche Weinstraße", from where she graduated with a degree in Hotel Management. Juliane supports hit-CONSULT's sales and business development and will gladly answer any questions regarding our offers, services and seminars - in German, English, Italian or Portuguese.

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Juliane Paleni

Catherine Balcerzak, Business Development & Marketing Manager

Catherine Balcerzak, Business Development & Marketing Manager

Catherine is originally from Ontario, Canada where she completed her Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Hotel and Food Administration. With past experience in Event Management, Sales & Marketing and a passion for the hospitality industry, we are happy to have her expertise in our Business Development and Marketing department.  The travel enthusiast enjoys exploring Berlin and is striving to become bilingual as she continues to develop and perfect her German language skills.

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Antje Pflug, Project Manager

Antje Pflug, Project Manager

Antje Pflug has been holding a managerial position in Sales & Marketing in various hotel chains and tourism enterprises for 15 years. Since 2006 the Berlinerin has been consulting the hospitality industry in the fields of strategy and online distribution. She has also successfully developed an online booking tool specialized for holiday hotels. Antje Pflug currently lives in Hamburg and since 2008 has been supporting hit-CONSULT in project management.

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Petra Lindemann, Project Manager

Petra Lindemann, Project Manager

Petra Lindemann managed a hotel for 12 years and is the author of an online reservation system for hotel rooms. Petra, a certified SAP consultant, has realized a vast number of projects in the services industry since 1987 - with particular experience in the field of hospitality and hospitality IT. She lives in the Stuttgart area and has been working with hit-CONSULT as a freelance project manager since 2008.

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