DAIMANI™ - Key Persons


Andreas Truttenbach - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
Andreas heads the family-run RMA GmbH, oil and gas pipeline-engineering specialists whose global operations are HQd in the German cities of Kehl and Rheinau.

Charlie Charters

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director Hong Kong
Charlie worked on multiple Asian Games and for governing bodies of Asian football, basketball and golf. He used to have dark hair until his three daughters became teenagers

Christian Nilson - COO

Job Titles:
  • COO
Christian has been involved in three of the last four FIFA World Cups and also implemented both event and e-commerce solutions for a number of SMEs.

Dennis Broek

Job Titles:
  • Events & Venues
Dennis has more than 20 years' experience in operational strategy and has been a key member of the hospitality management team for two FIFA World Cups.

Elisa Graham

Job Titles:
  • Partnerships & Operations
With a passion for tennis and cultural events, Elisa has vast hospitality experience from leading roles at two FIFA World Cups and the ATP Finals.

Jean-Edouard Courcier

Job Titles:
  • Partnerships & B2B
In 20 years of sports marketing, mostly at FIFA, Jean-Edouard delivered hospitality programmes for six World Cups - two of which, he likes to point out, were won by his home country.

John Eades

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director UK
A devoted Wolves fan, John's previous experience include director-level roles with Manchester United and the Commonwealth Games Federation.

João Assis

Job Titles:
  • SAP Solution and Implementation
João has delivered technology solutions for many FIFA events as well as CONCACAF and the ATP. He has more than 10 years' experience working on SAP projects.

Julien Quentin

Job Titles:
  • E - Commerce
20 years as a Sound engineer and Video specialist also an enthusiastic geek, he is dedicated to VIP UX satisfaction.

Krisztina Fehérvári

Job Titles:
  • Marketing & Projects
Krisztina's gift for languages and marketing experience made her perfect to lead the complexities of the translation-side of DAIMANI which sells in seven different languages.

Mark Zeeman

Job Titles:
  • Partnerships & Operations
Based in Cape Town, Mark headed the sales teams for the 2010 and 2018 FIFA World Cup official hospitality programmes before joining DAIMANI.

Martina Ciardo

Job Titles:
  • Marketing & Loyalty
Before joining DAIMANI, Martina gained her Marketing, Loyalty and CRM expertise in a variety of different roles with international firms in the hospitality industry.

Max Mueller - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Project Director
Max has been the project director of the official hospitality programme of the last three FIFA World Cups which generated more than USD1.25 billion in revenues.

Michel Grach

Job Titles:
  • Partnerships & B2B Sales
For 15 years Michel was the commercial head of the Fédération Française de Tennis, meaning it's hard to find someone in tennis who doesn't know Michel.

Oliver Gerst

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director Germany
Oliver leads DAIMANI in Germany where he started his career with the DFB before a 10-year senior management role as lead director of Lagardère's hospitality sales team.

Pascal Portes

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman and Managing Director France
Pascal retired from the ATP Tour in 1985, pivoting quickly to an exceptional 35-year career in tournament ownership, sponsorship and VIP hospitality.

Petra Daum

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Project Management
Petra has worked as assistant at the CFO- and managing director-level for 19 years in Germany and as a sales engineer in France for 4 years.

Robert Wijers

Job Titles:
  • Project Management
Formerly a New York-based investment banker, Robert has extensive experience in structuring global M&A and fundraising deals and is now responsible for our payment solution.

Ross Davies

Job Titles:
  • Events & Services
Ross is an avid sportsman and outdoor enthusiast, who has a keen eye for detail and an aim to drive sustainability in the event industry.

Thomas Plocher - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • CFO of RMA
In addition to his role with DAIMANI, Thomas is the CFO of RMA including their overseas companies in Bahrain, Poland, France, Russia, Canada, the USA and UK.

Thérèse Grisweg

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Accountant
After completing her Masters in a French business school in Strasbourg, Thérèse joined Andreas and Thomas' team in RMA GmbH in Rheinau before joining DAIMANI.

Tobias Grenacher

Job Titles:
  • Partnerships & Operations
Zurich-based Tobias worked for MATCH Hospitality for almost 11 years, latterly as head of tennis which saw him lead their French and US Open, and ATP Finals projects.

Valeriy Diatchenko

Job Titles:
  • IT Solutions
Valeriy has supported several FIFA World Cups with custom development and fulfilment solutions, and works in the guest- and owner-side of the Event Management industry.

Vicky Chu

Job Titles:
  • Events & Services
Vicky's experience includes working with the Nike sports marketing team and distributing TV rights to the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championships and Asian Games.