Maximilian Kohlhammer

Head of Sales System Drives

Sankt Lorenz, Upper Austria, Austria

About

Driving growth of System Drives across industries such as Heavy Machinery, MMM, and more. With +17 years of experience in rotating equipment, I enjoy bridging technical expertise with commercial leadership to create real customer value. Trusted with over 130 Medium Voltage Drives — and counting.

Experience

  • Schneider Electric ()
    • Head of Sales System Drives
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

      Region Austria

    • Business Development System Drives DACH
      Sep 2023 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Altivar Process System Drives ≤ 20 MW

    • Key Account Manager End User Solution Sales
      Jan 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Siemens (12 yrs 8 mos)
    • Sales Manager: Large Drives Applications
      Apr 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Medium voltage drive systems and high voltage motors - Sinamics GH180 consultant - International offerings & project execution - Lecturer on customer events and internal trainings - Siemens Electrical Drives (Shanghai) Ltd. (SEDS) ambassador References see YouTube:

    • Sales Manager: Industry Solution Business
      Aug 2015 - Mar 2019 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Process Industries & Drives: Industry Solution Business - Focus on Medium Voltage Drives and High Voltage Motors References see YouTube:

    • Working Student
      Oct 2012 - Jul 2015 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Technical back office for drive technology

  • Project delegation at Siemens Electrical Drives (Shanghai) Ltd. (SEDS）
    Jun 2018 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos