Our Team
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Johannes Reck
Johannes is CEO and co-founder of GetYourGuide. He graduated with distinction from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology with a Master's degree in Biochemistry. While still in university, he successfully led the company to its first venture capital round. After a brief interlude as Visiting Associate at the Boston Consulting Group, he decided to join GetYourGuide as CEO in June 2009. As far as his work allows him, he likes to play double bass and hike in the Alps. -
Pascal Mathis
Pascal is COO and co-founder of GetYourGuide. He holds a MSc in Electrical Engineering from ETH Zurich. Pascal is the good soul of the company and a hands-on guy who takes care of finance and all operational tasks. Before joining GetYourGuide he was president of the leading Swiss student consulting company ETH juniors and worked at Siemens Mobility as product manager. Active since childhood, you often see him doing things from paragliding to cliff diving. -
Tobias Rein
Tobias is CTO and co-founder of GetYourGuide. He holds a Master's degree in electrical engineering from ETH Zurich and a Master of Advanced Studies in Secondary and Higher Education. Tobi is usually the first to arrive in the morning and because the business team members don't really understand what exactly he's doing to the system, except that it works, he is often referred to as the wizard of coding. In his free time, he plays in a well-known local rock band. -
Martin Sieber
Martin is head of web design and co-founder of GetYourGuide. He graduated with a Master of Science in Biology from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in May 2009. Because his daily work revolves around playing around with colors and CSS properties, the business team constantly envies him for being able to create those "wow, that looks cool" moments. Apart from having a obsession for funky sunglasses, he loves skiing in deep powder and climbing really high mountains. -
Tao Tao
Tao is VP Product and co-founder of GetYourGuide. He graduated cum laude in economics from Tilburg University. Before starting GetYourGuide, he has studied and worked in China, Switzerland and the Netherlands, and presided over ETH juniors, a leading European student consulting company. Whenever he is not thinking up witty texts for the website or trying to acquire tours from really remote parts of the world, he likes to read the Economist and play soccer. -
Philipe Fatio
Philipe joined the team as an intern in 2008 and now works in web design. He is currently studying mechanical engineering at ETH Zurich. After being scouted for his wondrous skills in interface design, he was quickly hired as GetYourGuide's first employee straight out of high school. With his immaculate attention to detail, he is responsible for the look and feel of the website. Apart from university and work, he likes to play soccer and stay up-to-date with the latest technologies. -
Kevin Pfaffhauser
Kevin joined the team in December 2009 and now works in our IT development team. He has been responsible for turning our CRM software into a fully featured administration tool that can do everything besides making coffee. He also worked on our supplier blog and travel blog for customers. Whenever he is not accommodating yet another feature request from the business team, he likes to play soccer or explore the Swiss countryside with the boy scouts. -
Astrid Steffen
Astrid Steffen joined our team in May 2009 and now works in our language services. She holds a BA in Translation and takes care of our German tour content. With her creative vein and diplomatic nature, she pulls off the feat of managing a little armada of freelance translators. In her free time she’s an avid snowboarder and passionate shopper.