Restaurant specialist, German Federal Armed Forces [Bundeswehr], Business Management qualification [Staatl. Betriebswirt] (Heidelberg Hotel Management School), Cornell University, New York, various specialist training courses, qualifications in ISO, EFQM,
Ratings Advisor, German Chamber of Commerce [Industrie- und Handelskammer]

Involved with the hotel industry since 1968. Worked as general manager of Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg for 4 years. Period abroad in South Africa (commercial department of Southern Sun International Hotels). 14 years as general manager and board member for a number of private hotels and groups (incl. commercial director and hotel manager for Ramada Renaissance Hotels in Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Stuttgart, responsible for pre-opening, Hotel Award "Hotel of the Year"), supply industry (Sales Director Germany)

Independent management consultant for the hotel and gastronomy industry, tourism sector and wellness/vital business since 1997.

KIRSCH Management Consulting Hospitality Industry-Quality Management was founded in 1997 as a sole-tradership. 29 years’ practical experience of employment in private hotels and groups forms the basis for Kornelius Kirsch’s specialist knowledge. As an independent management consultant, he concentrates on the needs and demands of the private hotel industry.

The company has also expanded its services to cover the specific areas of quality management, operative coaching, commercial organisation and sector ratings.

It is becoming increasingly apparent that quality management and ratings are more important than ever in the service sector. The wellness/vital and tourism sectors play an increasingly important role in the preventative-health and hospitality market.

As a result of its specialist knowledge and market developments, the company has now extended its quality management and ratings services to cover the fields of hotels, wellness and tourism as well.