Maximilian F.
Baumann
Executive Committee & Board Candidate — Hospitality, Luxury & International Business Development
Three decades of Executive Committee, CEO and CMO-level leadership across Europe, Russia and the Middle East, built on more than forty years of direct, hands-on commercial experience in the Gulf.
Profile
I am a senior commercial executive with a career built across manufacturing, trading and technology enterprises supplying the hospitality, luxury goods and FF&E sectors. Across a series of Executive Committee, CEO and CMO appointments, I have carried full P&L ownership, general management and governance responsibility — and applied it consistently to building international sales, marketing and sourcing organisations.
My candidacy is directed toward Director, Vice President and Executive Committee appointments in premium hospitality organisations, where a commercial track record, long-standing regional relationships and general-management discipline can be applied at group or property-portfolio level.
Executive Leadership & P&L Ownership
Partner & Chief Marketing Officer
Direct sales strategy and business development for the aviation sector. Built an international customer and partner network from the ground up, and negotiated the strategic sourcing and supplier partnerships underpinning the company's growth.
Owner & Interim CEO
Serve as interim CEO on production-development mandates, holding end-to-end responsibility for business planning, technology and machinery selection, production layout and strategic procurement — while preparing senior management teams to assume full operational control on exit.
Chief Executive Officer
Directed sales and marketing across the Middle East and Far East, building the partner, distributor and agency network that expanded the company's regional footprint and brand visibility.
Earlier Executive Roles
- Chief Marketing Officer — Baumann Dekor GmbHIntroduced formal sales-target systems, KPI reporting and sales controlling across the group's international agency network.
- CEO / CTO — Brüder Baumann GmbH, and CEO — ERZ Data CenterHeld full operational and financial accountability, led the group's transformation from traditional to digital business processes, and directed the capital-intensive expansion of a new production facility and warehouse network.
Middle East & GCC Expertise
More than forty years of personal travel and business activity across Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC have given me first-hand fluency in the region's commercial culture, decision-making norms and buyer relationships. My core business for over three decades supplied FF&E, fabrics and related products directly into the hospitality industry — including more than two hundred nights a year inside hotel operations, giving me an operator's-eye view of guest experience, property performance and the commercial levers hospitality executives manage day to day.
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Let's Talk
I am seeking a Director, Vice President or Executive Committee-level Sales & Marketing appointment with a premium hospitality organisation — bringing an international business-development record, a P&L and general-management background, and long-standing Middle East relationships to build customer networks, strengthen brand positioning and deliver sustainable, profitable growth.