Malte Landwehr

CPO & CMO, Peec AI

Germany

About

Malte Landwehr is the CPO & CMO of Peec AI, the leading solution for AI Search Visibility. Peec AI has recognized by Business Insider as one of the fastest growing companies in Europe. Malte is a former VP SEO, VP Product, and management consultant. He once built and ran one of Germany's 40 largest blogs. Malte Landwehr has 20+ years of SEO experience and is a regular conference speaker and podcast guest. He has been recognized as a Leader (Venturi's Voice, Econsultancy), Visionary (Adello), and expert in Enterprise SEO & AEO.

Experience

  • CPO & CMO at Peec AI
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    We help brands to measure and improve their visibility in AI search.

  • idealo internet GmbH (Berlin, Germany · On-site)
    • Vice President of SEO
      Oct 2024 - Jul 2025 · 10 mos

      • Member of the Executive Team (Geschäftsleitung). • Responsible for 10+ websites in 5+ countries. • In charge of SEO, Content Marketing, and GEO • Grew SEO traffic (in main market): PDPs+ 21%, PLPs +100%, Magazine +150% • Generated and earned 50M+ backlinks. • Grew Google Discover traffic by 1600% Managed a business unit with 30+ people. Reported to the CEO.

    • Head of SEO
      Aug 2020 - Sep 2024 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      comparison shopping, price comparison, css, ecommerce, marketplace, platform, aggregator, seo, content marketing • Responsible for 30+ websites in 10+ countries. • Restructured the SEO and Content Marketing teams. • Developed two individual contributors into teamleads. • Made it to the Google Core Web Vitals Hall of Fame. • Took idealo from the 24th largest to the 12th largest website in Germany (measured by Searchmetrics SEO Visibility). • Largest winner of the July 2021 Google Core Update in Germany (according to Sistrix). • 2nd largest winner of the November 2021 Core Update in Germany (according to Sistrix). • 2nd largest SEO Visibility growth in Germany in 2021 (according to Sistrix). • Largest organic traffic growth for an ecommerce site in Germany in 2022 (according to SEMrush & Digitaleffects). • Owned multiple Objectives within company-wide OKR process. • Developed models to forecast SEO traffic and EBITDA-contribution that met requirements from KKR and EY. • Significantly contributed to litigation vs Google at the European Court of Justice. Managed 23 FTE (27 ppl). Reported to the CMO.

  • Searchmetrics (Berlin Area, Germany)
    • VP Product
      Jan 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Leading the Product department (Product Management, Product Marketing, Quality Assurance, Project Management, User Research, and Technical Writing) of a B2B SaaS platform for Enterprise-level SEO and content marketing. Reporting to the CEO/COO. Managing 12 FTEs.

    • Director Product Marketing & Solutions
      Dec 2017 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

      In charge of packaging & pricing, competitive intelligence, market analysis, sales enablement, internal product education, and product solutions. Led release-coordination and go-to-market for dozens of features. Reporting to the CTO/Founder. Managing 2 FTEs.

    • Senior Product Marketing Manager
      Feb 2017 - Nov 2017 · 10 mos

      Led go-to-market for a new product offering (packaging, pricing, competitive research, collateral, sales pitch, etc.) from 0 to multiple million euros in annual recurring revenue. Presented at conferences and other industry events all over Europe. Spent multiple months working in Silicon Valley and New York. Formed deep understanding of the US market.

  • Search Strategy Consultant at Heartbeat Labs GmbH
    Oct 2018 - Feb 2019 · 5 mos

    I supported Fernarzt, a B2C telemedicine service for prescription drugs, with their search strategy during a relaunch. Fernarzt was sold to investment group MARCOL in August 2020.

  • Digital Strategy Consultant & Project Manager at kpunktnull – Beratung für das Digitale Zeitalter
    Jun 2014 - Jun 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Consulting work and project management in various industries: automotive, pharmaceutical, FMCG, food. • Dashboard for digital marketing KPIs. • Website relaunch of a global enterprise. • Digital media strategy for a Super Bowl ad. • Influencer marketing on Youtube. • Multiple digital strategies and social media strategies.