Peakwork GmbH

BUILDING A GLOBAL LEISURE TRAVEL NETWORK
POWERING TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY

Our vision is to set industry standards, with high performance travel technology. We develop solutions for international travel companies and connect travel partners around the world.

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SOLUTIONS FOR THE GLOBAL TRAVEL INDUSTRY
We are dedicated to empowering the travel industry with powerful IT solutions to support leisure travel players on a global scale. Our flexibility enables us to adapt to changing industry trends, delivering scalable, easy to use solutions that speed up yet simplify travel distribution around the world.
Meet the Peakwork team
Pioneers of the digital travel industry
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Manuel Saballus
CEO

Biography of Manuel Saballus

Manuel Saballus is our CEO. He focuses on the development of new business areas and products, the strategic orientation of Peakwork in the current business, as well as developing further cooperation and support of Peakwork's most strategic partners and customers.

Manuel has around 20 years of experience in travel technology and is very well connected internationally. He is a specialist in all travel distribution related questions, in the field of dynamic packaging and strategic growth through technical integrations.

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Axel Brand
Vice President Commercial

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Daniel Zingsheim
Vice President Operations

Biography of Daniel Zingsheim

Daniel Zingsheim is an internationally recognized specialist for e-commerce projects in the travel industry. As Vice President Operations since May 2020, Danny contributes many years of expertise to Peakwork's operational business and is responsible for Peakwork AG's entire existing customer business (including technical account management, technical project management and the support team). He also heads up Peakwork Ltd. in the UK as Managing Director. During his six years at Peakwork, Danny has also led both project management and technical account management.

Prior to joining Peakwork, Danny was responsible for national and international IT projects at TravelTainment, now part of the Amadeus IT Group, from 2006-2014, and most recently worked as Head of Department for Technical Account Management & Solution Engineering. He studied tourism business and gained practical experience in a travel agency and in destinations.

Today, Danny is not only well-connected in the international travel industry, but his many years of experience with international web projects, travel portals and dynamic packaging platforms have also given him profound insights into international tourism markets.

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Dominik Panke
Vice President Technology & Product

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Wiebke Günther
Senior HR Manager

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Benjamin Rose
Vice President IT & Infrastructure

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Christopher Rütten
Vice President Development

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Britta Evensen
Manager Travel Agency Solutions

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Paul Weskamp
Vice President Finance & HR

Biography of Paul Weskamp

Paul Weskamp is Peakwork’s Director of Finance, HR & Administration. He is our contact for investors, our joint venture partners, banking and payment partners, insurance partners, and facility management partners.

Before being promoted to his current position in 2019, Paul Weskamp was Peakwork’s Head of Finance & Controlling. Prior to his joining in 2018, he consulted German mid-cap companies in all branches in special situations. He graduated in Business Engineering and International Business Management at the KIT in Karlsruhe and Indonesia.

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Sebastian Nölke
Head of Synergies & Sales Engineering

Biography of Sebastian Nölke

Peakwork being part of the Juniper Group, Sebastian explores and drives technical and business synergies within the group.


Furthermore, he supports the sales team with his deep technical knowledge as a Sales Engineer to ensure providing the best fitting solution for our customers.


He is an expert in data processing and transformation as well as touristic data formats, especially when it comes to hotels, flights and packages. As a former developer, product owner and VP in development, he has a deep understanding of development processes and an in depth knowledge of touristic data, CRS/booking systems, Inventories and API for rates, availabilities and nbc.


Sebastian has over 14 years of experience in travel technology and working at Peakwork.

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Julia Münks
Senior Sales Manager

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Dimo Pashov
Director Global Sales and Accommodation

Biography of Dimo Pashov

Dimo Pashov is a seasoned professional with broad knowledge of the Leisure Travel Industry and proven track record in Sales and Sales Management across multiple business verticals.  As Head of Sales EMEA, he is responsible for sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa, with a focus on strengthening and expanding the Player-Hub network and securing new strategic partners and clients across these regions. Dimo has held various managerial positions at TeamAmerica, Tourico Holidays, TravelStoreMaker.com Inc. and others, where he has gained over 15 years of experience in Direct Sales, New Market Acquisition, Business Development and Account Management.

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Christian Andersen
Director Flight

Biography of Christian Andersen

Christian Andersen is Director Flight at Peakwork. He is responsible for strategic flight planning and the development of flight operators in the network. This includes the connection of new airlines, consolidators, flight brokers, flight suppliers and strategic IT partners. Christian advises Peakwork’s flight suppliers how to optimize sales and dynamic packaging using Peakwork technology. 

Christian joined Peakwork in October 2013. Prior to this, he worked at TravelTainment for about five years as an airline specialist and flight product manager, particularly responsible for the strategic alignment of the company’s flight sector. During this time, Christian accompanied numerous airlines and consolidators on their way to touristic distribution - both in flight-only sales and dynamic packaging. He understands the airline business from many years of experience: He worked at LTU International Airways for more than 13 years, most recently as Coordinator Distribution Systems & Interline Affairs, so the needs and requirements of the airline distribution systems are very well known to him.

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Michele Ruberl
Director Blockchain & Web3 Solutions

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Illa Eggers
PR & Marketing Manager

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Sebastian Resing
Director Customer Success Management

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Christian Liebig
Team Lead Customer Success Management

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Antje Schleifer
Senior Key Account Manager

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Peakworks timeline
The history of Peakwork GmbH
Major travel agency product launches ahead

The introduction of Peakwork SET and Sabre Vacations is set to change the way travel agencies will book travel products in the future.

2023
2022
Announcing cooperation with Sabre

A major partnership with GDS Sabre is announced. Peakwork develops a flexible and scalable, next generation tour product to help shape the future of travel retail, Sabre Vacations. Peakwork starts Web3 developments presenting new dApps for the B2B travel trade.

Successful core tech transformation

Peakwork focuses on the development of Peakwork Box. The partnership with Google Cloud is strengthened. Hosting and applications are focused on Google Cloud compatible technology. Peakwork SET development, an exciting new solution for travel agents, starts in 2021.

2020
2019
Powerful Peakwork solutions

Peakwork releases the rail package Player in 2019. The transformation into a Software as a Service driven company has been successful.

New Peakwork office with Rhine view

A bigger office is needed: Peakwork moves into new headquarters located at Rheinallee, Düsseldorf. In 2016, TUI Venture Group invests in Peakwork, followed by an investment from Brockhaus Private Equity in 2017. Peakwork B-Hub operates a total of 1 million bookings! Peakwork also launches Travelviewer, a booking solution for travel agencies.

2015
2013
Peakwork tech goes international

Peakwork continues to grow. All renowned German tour operators now use Player Hub Technology. Internationalization starts and we welcome our first European customers on the network. Since its foundation, Peakwork achieves a 100 % turnover growth rate year on year.

Gaining the big 5++

The first major German tour operators and industry leaders become Peakwork customers, including TUI, L‘TUR, DER Touristik, and other partners. Solutions for travel production and dynamic packaging are introduced and well received by the market.

2011
2009
Foundation of a new tech vision

Peakwork was founded by Ralf Usbeck and his team in Düsseldorf. The development of the data format, EDF (uniform data format) started as well as the development of DRV GlobalTypes© for travel attributes search.

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Working at Peakwork
Peakwork is a dynamic team of travel professionals with years of experience in developing powerful software, providing real innovation and proven solutions to the travel industry. Our unique Player Hub Network , with its revolutionary software, has set new industry standards. This is an approach we believe in and the philosophy that drives us forward.
We have a great mix of employees from different countries speaking various languages, which build up a singular company culture. Peakwork has an exciting range of responsibilities, a communicative and collaborative corporate philosophy as well as an active, entrepreneurial team.