MEET MICHAEL:In my 17 years as a Senior Sales Manager at AirPlus, I had talks with 1,000+ prospects and customers around the world who were aiming for a smooth and simple payment process. I consult multinational corporates from SME (€500k) to Lighthouse (>€150M) and I am always curious for the next big thing in our beautiful industry.ABOUT AIRPLUS:With over 35 years in the industry, serving more than 55,000 clients globally, we are the leading payment provider when it comes to business travel. AirPlus makes corporate payment smart and simple. We are the first choice for companies looking to master complexity – across industries and around the world.WHAT WE DO:Manage your spending and power your business with less effort, better insights, and more time for what matters to you. Our solution suite spans the world of corporate payment, from central accounts with world class data, credit cards with global acceptance, and virtual payment with the best of control and flexibility.CORE COMPETENCIES:Leading Lodge Card solution via UATP network, broadest acceptance when it comes to Corporate Cards and Virtual Cards and highest data quality with Level 3, fully digital Onboarding processes, certified data integration, real time limit adjustments, a self-explanatory Portal and local currencies with regional services.MY ROLE:My responsibilities at AirPlus ranged from Teamlead DE/CH/NL to Sales and Implementation Germany over to global Sales with a proven record in complex implementations. and competitive clients. I had the privilige to coach colleagues from Western Europe to APAC and learnt a lot from my leaders alike.BESIDES WORK:I am a father of two. My wife and I love traveling around the globe with our girls. Recent trips been to Portugal, USA, Tunesia, Denmark, Sweden, Thailand, Singapore, Egypt, Spain, Austria, Turkey and Greece. I am a certified Movie, Series and Cinema addict who loves Videogames since the early 90s plus a lifelong Bayern Munich fan.