Martin Biermann is vice president of product development and innovation for HRS. An engineering executive with a background in data-driven analytics, Martin Biermann leads HRS’ global team of programming and product marketing professionals. HRS leverages artificial intelligence, blockchain and other leading technologies to drive more accuracy, transparency and performance for corporate hotel programs through programmatic negotiation and buying. Martin Biermann held several software engineering and leadership roles before joining HRS in 2016; he has worked for leading technology companies such as Dropbox, Evernote, Rocket Internet and T-systems. He’s an expert on pertinent travel industry growth areas, including mobility tools, data analytics and marketing automation. Martin Biermann earned computer science degrees from the Universities of California (San Diego) and Potsdam. He resides in Berlin, Germany.