Martin Petz

Martin Petz has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Martin is currently working as the CFO at Hivebrite since September 2021. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Project Manager at GKN Fokker from June 2020 to March 2021.

From August 2015 to June 2020, they held the position of Head of Support Operations / Support Development at NH Industries. In this role, they were responsible for all support-related operational business and organized NH90 User Conference. Martin also had earlier responsibilities for support offers, related processes, and governance principles until June 2017.

Before joining NH Industries, Martin Petz was a Co-Founder at Hivebrite from July 2011 to March 2016. Martin focused on finance and legal administration while creating a SaaS for community management for universities and businesses.

From December 2011 to July 2015, they worked as the Product Support Director at Fokker Aerostructures B.V., where they were responsible for the ILS and Support of the Fokker's share in the NH90 program.

Martin Petz started their career in 2002 as an Officer, procurement and operations in the German Air Force. Martin served as the Deputy officer in command of the liaison office at EADS (now Airbus Defence) and led maintenance and servicing operations during the entry into service of the Eurofighter/Typhoon.

Furthermore, they worked at NATO as the GSS Manager at NETMA from July 2005 to June 2010, where they were responsible for programme procurement and technical requirements and acceptance of the Ground Support System (GSS) development and support.

Overall, Martin Petz has extensive experience in leadership roles, project management, support operations, and procurement, gained through their work in different companies and industries.

Martin Petz completed their education with a Diplom-Ingenieur (univ.) degree in Aerospace Engineering from Bundeswehr University Munich in the years 1998 to 2001. Martin later pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from INSEAD from 2010 to 2011.