Bio

Prior to founding SERVUS International In 1997 with his wife in Istanbul, Theodor occupied executive positions in hotels in Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific (including General Manager, Rooms Division Manager and Maitre d’hotel).
SERVUS assists private and institutional investors, governmental bodies, and hotel operators with new investments as well as existing hotels, resorts and leisure facilities in Europe, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan and the Arabian Peninsula.
From 2007 – 2018 Theodor acted as External Advisor Asset Manager and Senior Hotel Investment Manager for Union Investment Real Estate, one of the largest European Institutional Hotel Investors implementing Asset Management Strategies across the portfolio and overseeing and executing transactions of more than € 2,0 Billion across Europe and the USA.
In January 2019 Theodor took on the role of Managing Partner in Arbireo Hospitality Invest with the focus on acquiring and repositioning Hotel Assets for its pool of investors. Theodor is also Managing Partner in Value One Hospitality a development and management platform that presently develops hotels in Europe.
Theodor is a Co-founder and acted as the first President of HAMA Europe (www.hama-europe.org) Presently he serves as Director on the Supervisory Board and actively drives the ESG and EU-Taxonomy Agenda
In his spare time, Theodor gives guest lectures at various universities, has been co-authoring hospitality books (such as most recently: The Routledge Companion to International Hospitality Management" https://www.routledge.com/The-RoutledgeCompanion-to-International-HospitalityManagement/Gardini-OttenbacherSchuckert/p/book/9781138386372) and is involved in the industry in various think tanks and organizations.
Austrian native, Theodor now lives in Istanbul and is the father of two adult daughters.