Philipp Brinkmann

Philipp Brinkmann is a German-Greek entrepreneur and businessman, who currently serves as the CEO of Tripsta S.A.[1]

Education

Brinkmann attended the Munich Business School (MBS) and graduated with a diploma in International Business Administration. He chose to attend that school because of the high percentage of entrepreneurs among its alumni. While at MBS he spent semesters in London and Madrid.[2]

Career

In 2005, Brinkmann co-founded travelplanet24 in Athens, Greece, with Kristof Kiem. The idea started while they were vacationing in Greece and had difficulties finding ferry tickets.[3] Although the online travel business was already mature, they saw an opportunity to capture the Greek market.[2][4]

In 2010, he formed Tripsta S.A. in response to European expansion.[5]

As a co-founder, Brinkmann has worked in all departments and positions; from customer service, finance, marketing, and project management to business development and strategy planning. He is currently the CEO and is focused on strategy and international expansion.[6]

Other activities

Brinkmann is an active member of the Greek start-up community and serves as an advisor and investor to young entrepreneurs.[7][8]

As of 2017, he is the Chair and Organizer for the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in Greece.[9] He also serves as an advisor to the Greek start-ups Funk Martini, Spotmechanic, Spot a Wheel, Nanuka, and forky.[10]

He was previously a board member for the Greek e-commerce association.[11][12] spitigatos.gr, and the Greek Union of Air Travel agencies.

References
  1. "Philipp Brinkmann — Co-founder and CEO, Travelplanet24/Tripsta | ALEXANDER ONASSIS BUSINESS DAY". aoen.onassis-scholars.gr. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  2. "Philipp Brinkmann - Endeavor". Endeavor. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  3. Cave, Andrew. "Greece Reloaded: How Tripsta Is Travelling Hopefully On The Road To Entrepreneurial Success". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  4. "Κλείνοντας εισιτήριο προς την επιτυχία - PROFILES - Fortunegreece.com". Fortunegreece.com (in Greek). 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  5. "Tripsta S.A." listings.findthecompany.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  6. "Philipp Brinkmann LinkedIn profile".
  7. "Our Mentors". StartDoms. 2014-07-17. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  8. "Insider Lab: Οι τάσεις και τα νέα της ταξιδιωτικής βιομηχανίας σε ένα συνέδριο - NEWS - Fortunegreece.com". Fortunegreece.com (in Greek). 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  9. "GSEA Greece". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  10. "Philipp BRINKMANN - Chief Executive officer @ Tripsta | crunchbase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  11. "Διοικητικό Συμβούλιο | GRECA - Greek eCommerce Association". www.greekecommerce.gr. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  12. "New Board of Directors at GRECA". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
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