Thomas Gerteis, born 1962, graduated in business studies. Soon he became fascinated with the new media and founded the web marketing company Global Media in 1996 (today: bigmouthmedia) where he was CEO until 2007 when it was sold. Today Thomas Gerteis lives in greater Munich and works on establishing the first luxury dog hotel chain worldwide. Thomas Gerteis on CANIS RESORT: “It is possibly the most ambitious project I have yet been engaged in.”

Christoph Thibault, born 1968, studied economic sciences and works in insurance. After his studies he worked at Allianz Lebensversicherungs AG, a life insurance company, but in 2000 moved to the web marketing company Global Media (today: bigmouthmedia). There he has held different executive positions at home and abroad until the end of 2007. At CANIS RESORT, Thibault is the master of the figures: It is his responsibility to keep a watchful eye on the company’s financial status.