Maximilian Bräu
ÖHV Diplomhotelier
Hospitality consultant who came up through the property.
15
years on property
10
systems rolled out
4
five-star superior houses
32
projects delivered
2
G7 summits supported
5
volunteer roles
Career
Guest Relations Agent at Schloss Elmau. Deputy GM at Alpin Resort Sacher in Seefeld. Director of Finance at the Riessersee Hotel. Front desk to back office, in that order.
- 2025 – todayFounder — Bräu Controlling
- 2024 – todayFounder — Bräu Innovation & Consulting
- 2024 – 2025Director of Finance / Management Team — Riessersee Hotel, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- 2023 – 2024Controller / Assistant Accountant — Riessersee Hotel, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- 2022 – 2023Deputy General Manager — Alpin Resort Sacher, Seefeld
- 2019 – 2022Management Assistant & Guest Relations Manager — Hotel Das Kranzbach, Krün (G7 Summit 2022)
- 2017 – 2019Director of Finance / Project Lead — MediaSolver GmbH, Farchant (event technology)
- 2015 – 2017Front Office: shift lead & assistant front office manager — Dorint Maison Messmer Baden-Baden / Dorint Alpin Resort Seefeld (G20 Summit 2016)
- 2014 – 2015Guest Relations Agent — Schloss Elmau, Krün (G7 Summit 2015)
Education & training
- 2011 – 2014Hotel management apprenticeship (Hotelkaufmann) — Hotel Das Kranzbach
- 2021 – 2023Certified hotelier (ÖHV-Diplomhotelier, Austrian Hotel Association) (thesis: staff motivation in hospitality)
- 2023IHK Munich (German Chamber of Commerce) — cost and managerial accounting, bookkeeping and year-end close
Mandates & volunteer roles
- Examiner, IHK Munich — hotel management, restaurant and event service, hospitality and hotel management apprenticeships
- Property classifier, Bayern Tourist GmbH — German Hotel Classification (Hotelstars.eu, DEHOGA)
I work in hotels, not at them.