About Us

Hye Jin joined Sircle Collection in 2007 after working in human resources for several companies. In her role with Sircle Collection, she oversees all human resource-related operations for Sircle Collection and our sister company, The Entourage Group.

FUN FACT: She can bake stunning and very elaborate cakes.

Before joining Sircle Collection in January 2017, Laura oversaw the branding and marketing for The Standard Hotels and André Balazs Properties for five collective years. Prior to that, she oversaw marketing at the leading American fashion brands J. Crew and Madewell.

FUN FACT: She created an app about healing crystals.

Patty has been with the company since 2010. Prior to working at Sircle Collection, she oversaw revenue at NH Hotels and Bilderberg. Now she oversees Revenue, Sales and the Booking Office in addition to conducting feasbility studies for future projects.

Fun fact: She will get up at 6 in the morning to watch Formula One.

Mariette has over 15 years of experience in hospitality finance and worked with NH Hotels and GCH Hotel Group before joining Sircle Collection.

FUN FACT: She has two Siamese cats who love attending Zoom meetings

Barbara joined Sircle Collection in 2012 as the first actual employee of Sircle Collection as the (pre-opening) Hotel Manager of Sir Albert, where the journey for our expansion started. After opening Sir Albert and Sir Adam, she became Regional Operations Director of The Netherlands, where she overlooks all the hotels in the region. She has over 20 years of passionate hospitality experience; her hotel journey started with NH Hotels in sales.

Fun fact: Barbara is the hardcore participant and internal ambassador of the weekly Monday evening Sircle Collection Boot Camp at the IJ river bank in front of Sir Adam.

Before joining Sircle Collection in 2019, Gilbert, originally Dutch, worked for different international hotel groups, mainly in Germany, in several management positions over the last 25 years. At Sircle Collection, Gilbert is responsible for all daily operations-related matters in our German and Austrian hotels.

Fun fact: He likes to move it, move it; Gilbert had recently his 13th relocation due to his passion for working in hospitality.

Marc joined Sircle Collection in January 2019 and is responsible for all property matters related to the company.

FUN FACT: If you can’t understand what he is saying, chances are it’s pretty funny

Before joining Sircle Collection in 2018, Joris was responsible for conceptualizing, operating and the scaling of various multi-property restaurant and bar concepts. At Sircle Collection, he is responsible for all F&B related matters and the implementation of new F&B concepts throughout new and existing hotels in the Sircle Collection portfolio.

Fun fact: Joris can rap the entire 15 minutes of Sugar Hill Gang's "Rappers Delight".

His passion for personalized service defines his style at our Ibiza property, Sir Joan. Ignacio, who joined Sircle Collection in February 2017, was trained by top luxury brands such as The St. Regis, Mandarin Oriental, Intercontinental and Hyatt.

Fun Fact: Ignacio loves and enjoys all kinds of motorbikes.

At 18, Jordi decided to start his studies in cooking, since it was one of his passions. He studied at the hospitality school while also working in a kitchen, but after a year, he saw that what he liked was to connect with the people who came to visit his city of Barcelona. In 1992, Barcelona did the best marketing campaign in the world the Olympics, which made him decide to study tourism. After living in London and France for a year, he started working in hotels in the city and joined Sir Victor in 2018.

Fun fact: He is a passionate member of Futbol Club Barcelona.

Natalia has over 20 years of experience in the hotel industry. She joined Sircle Collection in 2017 as Hotel Manager in order to operationally lead the full refurbishment and rebranding of Park Hotel, now Park Centraal. Previously, she lead hotel teams at Intercontinenal Hotel Group and NH Hotels.

Fun fact: You often will see her wearing a flower on her jacket. They are made by her mother who lives in Spain.

As the Hotel Manager of Sir Adam, Rick oversees the daily operations at this funky hotel. Before joining Sircle Collection in 2017, he worked for seven years at Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Marriott in multiple high-end properties in a variety of destinations like Paris and Barcelona.

Fun fact: In his spare time, Rick imports Spanish wines as well.

After the hotel management school, Sophie started her career at Sircle Collection in 2011. She started at Park Hotel Amsterdam as GSM and grew in the role as a FO manager. After that, she moved on to Sir Adam as Operations Manager. After almost a year, she became the Hotel Manager of Sir Albert and now in the beautiful role of Clustermanager of Max Brown Hotels in Amsterdam. She's grateful to have had the opportunity to work for all of five of Sircle Collection's hotels in Amsterdam and for all three of the brands.

Fun fact: Sophie speaks five languages: Dutch, English, German, Spanish and Italian.

Peggy started her career as a restaurant specialist and used to work in Switzerland, the German Baltic Sea and Maine, USA.

She found her place to settle down in Berlin, and after successfully completing the hotel management school for business administration, she joined our company in 2016 with the opening for Max Brown Ku’damm.

Fun fact: She once lived in a flatshare with 10 Jamaicans and two skunks.

Olaf has been in the hospitality industry since 2000 and has worked in various areas, such as sales, revenue, food & beverage and more, until becoming an experienced and dedicated General Manager. He has worked for Golden Tulip, NH Hotels and HTC Advies before joining Sircle Collection.

Fun fact: As one of the four boys in his family, Olaf is the one who has had the most injuries because he took more risks and wasn't afraid to try things out.

Mario joined Sircle Collection in 2019 as a Düsseldorf native. Moving back from Spain, he took on the beautiful project at Max Brown Midtown.

Fun fact: Mario is half Colombian and loves dancing Salsa.

Eva joined Sircle Collection, specifically the Max Brown 7th District team, in September 2019 and couldn't be happier to work in such a great environment (team, spirit, atmosphere). Eva has been working in hospitality for almost 18 years with a love for lifestyle hotel concepts.

Fun fact: Each day of the week has its own pair of glasses in Eva's world.

Sjoerd joined Sircle Collection in 2016 as Regional Director of Revenue in The Netherlands. Before joining Sircle Collection, he worked as a revenue manager, sales manager and hotel manager.

Fun fact: Sjoerd's most favorite TV program is "2 voor 12" every Friday.

Annette is a sales professional with over 20 years of experience and a deep understanding of the wide range and full scope of commerciality. She oversees our Sales and Booking Office departments.

Fun fact: she has little patience for computer problems.

Dado is a digital media expert with over 10 years of experience within the hospitality industry, specialized in SEO, e-commerce optimization, CRM and much more. Tasked with growing numerous brands’ profiles internationally, he continually strives to widen Sircle Collection's footprint through innovative digital strategy.

Fun fact: Before his life in digital, Dado played handball professionally for 10 years.

Before joining Sircle Collection in February 2019, Charlotte was in New York overseeing marketing and project management for Standard International. She now works with the executive team of Sircle Collection as a strategic partner and oversees key projects within the company.

Fun fact: She speaks Hungarian, Dutch and English.

Before joining Sircle Collection, Myriel ran the membership department at Soho House Berlin. She has many years of experience in hospitality and PR.

Fun fact: Myriel's happy place is on a surfboard catching waves.

Isabelle is our Brand Director for all brands under Sircle Collection. She's been with us since 2016. When she is not focusing on creative brand strategies and campaigns, she is either eating at her favorite place in Amsterdam, Broodje van Dobben, or planning her next meal involving cheese. Need a restaurant tip in Amsterdam? Isabelle is our official in-house food expert.

Fun fact: you'll rarely catch her in an outfit without a hint of glitter.

Nicolette joined Sircle Collection in 2015. She oversees X BANK, the one and only retail venue in the company.

Fun fact: Red lipstick makes her feel strong.