Maria Leitner

Maria Leitner has held a variety of roles in the marketing and communications industry since 2000. Maria began their career as a Seasonal Trainee at STEINER Familyentertainment - Robert Steiner GmbH in 2000. In 2002, they moved to Charisma Gesellschaft für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit as a PR assistant and assistant to the CEO. From 2003 to 2005, they worked as a Project Manager at kommunikationPR. In 2008, they took on the role of European PR and Trade Marketing Manager at SeeQual European Eyewear Distributor. From 2014 to 2015, they worked as an Account Director at EN GARDE. Maria then moved to Michael Pachleitner Group in 2015, where they held the roles of Head of Brand Development and Global Marketing for SPECT Eyewear and Red Bull SPECT Eyewear, as well as Senior Marketing Manager. Since 2017, they have been working on various Strategic Brand Positioning & Brand Development Projects, on request. Maria Leitner is currently the Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Global Marketing at smaXtec.

Maria Leitner has an educational background in communication and media studies. Maria completed their Master of Communication Science from the University of Vienna in 2009. Maria then went on to gain a Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Marketing from the Digital Marketing Institute in 2018.