MUNICH, 10 NOVEMBER 2025 – Apaleo, the open and API-first property management platform built for the future of hospitality, has announced two strategic additions to its leadership team as it prepares for its next phase of international growth.
The company appointed Leonie Häsler as Director of People & Culture, and Andre Klan as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Leonie Häsler joins Apaleo’s People & Culture team, bringing deep cross-industry experience across Fintech, SaaS and hospitality. Most recently at Moonfare, she played a pivotal role in scaling the organisation during a period of rapid international growth, building strong foundations for talent development, organisational structure and employee engagement. Before transitioning into tech, Leonie began her career in hospitality with Soho House and Meininger Hotels. She holds a degree from EHL – École Hôtelière de Lausanne, the world’s leading hospitality management school.
At Apaleo, Leonie will focus on enabling sustainable company growth through scalable People & Culture practices. Her vision centres on building reliable operations, empowered leaders, engaged talent, and strong organisational structures to support Apaleo’s expansion.
Andre Klan joins Apaleo as Chief Financial Officer, bringing extensive experience in financial and operational leadership across SaaS and software scaleups. Andre was most recently Head of Finance at cloud-ERP provider Xentral, where he built a high-performing finance organisation and contributed to the company’s transformation, capital planning and scaling journey.
At Apaleo, Andre will oversee Finance, Controlling and Investor Relations, with a mandate to strengthen the financial foundation for sustainable global growth. His finance vision positions the function as a strategic partner to the business, enabling scale with clarity, speed and control.
The appointments follow Apaleo’s €20 million funding round in late 2024 and align with its 2026 plans, including further growth in DACH, expansion across the UK and France, as well as attracting top talent. The company recently opened a new headquarters in Munich’s central Maxvorstadt district.
CEO and Founder of Apaleo Uli Pillau, said: “Leonie and Andre bring exactly the kind of high-calibre experience and energy we need for this next stage of growth. Their backgrounds in SaaS and hospitality give us a powerful edge as we build the next generation of tools for the global hospitality industry. With both of them on board, we’re in a strong position to scale and continue pushing the boundaries of what a property management platform can do.”
Apaleo’s latest appointments underscore its accelerating momentum, following the launch of two major platform innovations in 2025: the Agent Hub, the hospitality industry’s first AI agent marketplace, and the MCP Server, a pioneering solution that enables AI agents to instantly integrate with other tools and systems without a single line of code.
About Apaleo
Apaleo is the world’s most open API-first property management platform for hospitality businesses. Powering over 2,000 properties in more than 30 countries, Apaleo streamlines operations and elevates guest experiences across hotels, vacation rentals, serviced apartments, and residential living. The modular core infrastructure allows operators to fully customize their tech stack and automate workflows without vendor lock-in. It replaces single-vendor suites with best-of-breed technology. Apaleo’s Agent Hub–the first-ever AI agent marketplace for hospitality–helps operators adopt autonomous agents to improve business performance. Customers include citizenM, easyHotel, limehome, Korner Hotels, Miiro Hotels, and Numa. Apaleo is Phocuswright’s 2025 EMEA Travel Innovation Award winner. For more, visit apaleo.com.
Petra Hancz
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