May 08 2013
Peter Littmann Corporate Branding Speaker
Chairman and CEO of “Brandinsider GmbH” and Corporate Branding Speaker
Dr Peter Littmann is Chairman and CEO of Brandinsider GmbH, a strategic brand-consulting firm in Germany. From 1997 until 1999, he was Chairman and CEO of Wünsche AG, which at that time were holding brands like Joop! and Cinque. From 1993 to 1997, he was Chairman and CEO of Hugo Boss AG, a global men’s fashion design company. He is also currently Professor of Marketing at the University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany.
Previously Dr Littmann spent 12 years with Vorwerk & Co., holding various positions, including Member of the Executive Board, General Partner and President. From 1978 to 1981 he was Executive Director at Rosenthal AG, Germany’s finest China producers. Prior to that, he served as President of the Carpet Division at Girmes Ltd.
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