Martin Baumüller is CMO of the Year 2023
The CMO of the Year 2023 is Martin Baumüller. Not only his personality and his successes, but also his contribution to the "Geberit" brand convinced the jury. Baumüller was elected on Thursday evening in Zurich. Werbewoche.ch interviewed him together with other participants. The video can be found in the article.
The CMO of Geberit has turned a quiet little toilet into a prominent brand. At first glance, pipes, tiles, water jets and toilet bowls have little sex appeal - but since Martin Baumüller has been in charge of marketing, the products and Campaigns quite appealing. The brand entrusted to him has little relevance for average consumers - after all, you don't build a toilet every day. But through clever, emotional and very creative marketing, the brand gets a lot of attention in everyday life.
Baumüller has been involved in the success of this brand for quite some time; he joined the Geberit Group in January 2011. Initially, he managed various internal projects as Head Strategic Planning. From February 2012 to the end of August 2016, he was Head Geberit AquaClean, responsible for the management and further development of the Geberit Group's entire shower toilet business. Since September 2016, he has headed the Group Division Marketing & Brands as CMO and member of the Group Executive Board.
He completed his studies at the University of St. Gallen and at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, graduating with a Master's degree in International Management and an MBA. In 2005, he received his PhD from the University of Bern with a dissertation on "Managing Cultural Diversity". From 2001 to 2003 he started his career as a freelance consultant for strategy and market expansion projects. From 2005 to 2010, he worked for McKinsey & Company in Zurich. He then moved to Geberit.
Geberit's success throughout Europe lies in a strong, local presence in most European countries. This enables Geberit to offer unique added value both in the field of sanitary technology and in the area of bathroom ceramics. After all, direct contact with customers is a key success factor for Geberit. Customer centricity, innovative strength, sustainability, meaningfulness and diversity are lived out in exemplary fashion by Geberit's CMO, which is why the jury clearly chose Martin Baumüller as CMO of the Year 2023. He succeeds Sabrina Balestra, Head of Brand & Marketing, E-Commerce at Planted (Werbewoche.ch reported).
These were the nominees 2023
In addition to Martin Baumüller, Franziska Gsell, Luca Michas, Léa Miggiano, Christoph Timm and the reigning "2023 Advertiser of the Year" André Hefti were nominated. Portraits of all nominees are available here to read.
The Award
The choice of the or "Chief Marketing Officer of the Year" is intended to demonstrate the importance of the position in the Swiss economy. The title stands as a role model for the marketing industry vis-à-vis the public, vis-à-vis the state and also for the attractiveness of the profession with regard to the career choice of future professionals. m&k Werbewoche.ch is media partner of the award.
