Mr. Maximilian Butek has more than 13 years of experience in the Network of German Chambers Abroad. Before he serves as the Executive Director and Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China | Shanghai, he has held positions as Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Guangzhou and Ghana. His previous postings include the Southern Africa-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the German-Thai Chamber of Commerce. Before his career in the German Chambers Network abroad, he gained experience in a multinational company and a German strategy consulting firm.
Working in Greater China for over 10 years
Part of AHK network since 5 years
Since 3 years General Manager and Deputy Delegate at AHK Shanghai, the world’s biggest location of the AHK network
Prior to joining the AHK network, leading positions in Germany and Asia (private sector). General Manager of a medium-sized enterprise in Greater China for 5 years.
In October 2016, Dr. Sigrid Winkler was appointed Executive Chamber Manager at the German Chamber of Commerce in China | Shanghai and is in charge of the membership organization at the Chamber. Dr. Winkler joined the German Chamber earlier in spring 2016, initially as Project Manager Social Responsibility where she was responsible for the More than a Market initiative. Dr. Winkler holds a PhD in Political Science from Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium and a bachelor’s degree in Chinese Studies from Vienna University. Before joining the German Chamber, she was Head of Office of the Austrian Academic Exchange Agency (OeAD) in Shanghai. Previously, Dr. Winkler managed international business development projects in China and Eastern Europe for Business Upper Austria, the economic agency of the regional government of Upper Austria. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on EU-China relations, and since 2002, she has been regularly coming back to China for shorter and longer-term stays.