Christoph Althoff

is available. ✅

Freiberuflich, VP International Sales & Alliances, Freelancer
Münster, Germany

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

IT Sales
Strategy
Team leadership
Digital Marketing
Travel Industry
Business Development
Diversity (business)
Account Management
Argentina
USA
UK
and Spain
Account manager

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Christoph Althoff

  • Current 5 years and 5 months, since Jan 2021

    VP International Sales & Alliances

    Freelancer

    Applying my in-depth understanding of the travel industry, hotelization of multifamily rentals/ housing-as-a-Serviced, urban mobility, and Digital Europe 2030 and leveraging 20+ years of building and leading international sales & account teams in corporate and startup environments for (interim) commercial management positions.

  • 2 years and 1 month, Sep 2018 - Sep 2020

    Executive Account Manager EMEA

    PROS

    Sold complex, cloud-based, AI-powered solutions to new and existing airline customers to power their digital transformation and optimize their retailing in the digital world

  • 3 years and 5 months, Feb 2015 - Jun 2018

    Head of Business Development and Airline Sales

    travel audience GmbH - An Amadeus Company

    Raised travel audience airline revenue share from 0 to 23% (digital advertising) Built a diverse team of experts to replicate the success with OTA/Meta, DMO, Hotel, Car Developed the airline sales strategy for data-driven audience targeting

  • 3 years and 10 months, Apr 2011 - Jan 2015

    Regional Director Western Europe& Sub-Saharan Africa, Airline Account Management

    Amadeus IT Group SA

    Accountable for more than € 200 million revenues/ year from 72 airlines Consistently exceeded annual targets for complex IT sales Lead a diverse team of Account Managers with clear objectives & structured communication Changed the sales strategy from a product to a customer-centric approach Aligned extended account teams around tailor-made account development plans

  • 1 year and 4 months, Dec 2009 - Mar 2011

    Head of Customer Delivery & Support, EMEA

    Amadeus IT Group SA

    Managed technical experts for 3rd level support for 84 countries Achieved 14% cost reduction and 3 months faster time to market with a new release process for the flagship software for travel agents Pioneered on-site IT migration support for airline ticketing offices

  • 5 years, Dec 2004 - Nov 2009

    Senior Global Account Manager

    Amadeus IT Group SA

    Managed a top global business travel agency operating in 90 countries Closed a new global distribution agreement and a European mid/back-office IT contract Initiated and lead a scenario planning project for business development in Latin America

  • 1 year and 10 months, Feb 2003 - Nov 2004

    Key Account Manager

    Swisscom Eurospot

    Developed the wholesale strategy for public Wireless LAN Signed European mobile carriers and ISPs as wholesale partner Grew wholesale revenues to almost half of the company revenues

  • 3 years, Jan 2000 - Dec 2002

    Senior Consultant

    Analysys Consulting, Madrid and Cambridge

    Sold and managed strategy consulting projects for major media and telecommunication companies across Europe (due diligence, pricing, regulation, business development) Based in Cambridge, UK and Madrid, Spain

  • 2 years and 11 months, Feb 1997 - Dec 1999

    Senior Consultant

    Eutelis Consult, Ratingen

    Advised a European network operator on regulation, benchmarking, pricing and cost models during the telecoms market liberalization.

  • 1 year and 1 month, May 1995 - May 1996

    Trader (of food products worldwide)

    Gerber California, San Diego

    Opened new business in Latin America with USD 1.2 million revenues

Ausbildung von Christoph Althoff

  • 3 months, Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

    Influencer Marketing Strategy

    Coursera (Rutgers University)

  • 5 months, Oct 1996 - Feb 1997

    European Integration and International Economics

    Europa Kolleg Hamburg

    Telecoms Policy

  • 1 year and 5 months, Aug 1993 - Dec 1994

    International Economics, Inter-American Studies

    University of Miami

    GPA 3.96 out of 4. Fulbright Scholar Best thesis of the University of Miami 1994

  • 5 months, Mar 1993 - Jul 1993

    International Trade, International Relations

    FLACSO, Buenos Aires

    GPA 9.5 out of 10

  • 4 years and 5 months, Oct 1988 - Feb 1993

    Economic Policy, Recent History, Political Science

    Westfaelische Wilhelms Universitaet, Muenster

    Among top 10%

Sprachen

  • German

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • English

    C1 (Fließend)

  • Spanish

    B1-B2 (Gute Kenntnisse)

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