Name:
Maximilian Bank
Company Role:
Chief Commercial Officer
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What do you do at Omnia Retail?
Supporting our colleagues in sales, marketing and customer success in order for them to perform at their peak. If I succeed, they succeed. If they succeed our customers thrive
What is something people in your industry have to deal with that you want to fix?
Even in 2022, I see a lot of unnecessary, manual, repetitive work that I would like to see being automized. Besides that, a lot of - especially European - companies struggle to benefit from the immense insights that lie in front of them: Public and accessible market data.
What are your credentials for working in your position?
Founded Patagona in 2013 together with Andreas Frankenberger and grew it organically together with an amazing team until the acquisition by Omnia.
What do you like about working at Omnia Retail so far?
A lot of very intelligent and extremely ambitious people move one mountain at a time.
What are the values that drive you?
Brutal honesty and Empathy.
What are your top-5 favorite books?
Nassim Taleb - Antifragile
Richard Dawkins - The Selfish Gene
J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings
Erich Maria Remarque - Der schwarze Obelisk
Andrew S. Tanebaum - Modern Operating Systems
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Chasing my daughter around, occasional gym visits and restoring old hifi.
Let’s end with your favorite quote!
“It ain’t over until the fat lady sings.”
