Ulli Kastner

Ulli Kastner is the EVP & GM of Martech at RateGain. Ulli has over 15 years of experience in the hospitality and e-commerce industries.

Ulli started their career as an Online Distribution Manager for Central Europe at Hilton International in 2005. In this role, they were responsible for managing the online distribution of Hilton hotels in Central Europe.

In 2007, they became the Head of E-Commerce & Direct Marketing for Accor Hotels in Germany. In this role, they were responsible for a team of up to 3 people and several agencies, as well as P&L and budget responsibility for 1,3 mio. Euro.

In 2011, they joined trivago as a Senior Consultant "Trivago Hoteltester". In this role, they were in charge of developing the Trivago mystery guest program, managing key accounts across Europe and working with hotel associations on developing benchmarks and industry standards.

Ulli joined RateGain in 2012 and is currently the EVP & GM of Martech.

Ulli Kastner is a lifetime student who has studied everything from e-commerce and e-business to hospitality management. Ulli has a postgradual degree from the University of Kaiserslautern and a BA summa cum laude from Washington State University. Ulli also has a Swiss Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management from the University Center Cesar Ritz.

Some of their coworkers include Chinmai Sharma - President, Americas, Sid Kothari - EVP & GM, revAI, and Deepak Aneja - EVP, Delivery & Operations. Their manager is Bhanu Chopra, Chairman & Managing Director.