OMMAX appoints Lutz Finger as Chief AI Officer (CAIO), strengthening its AI leadership in Europe

• Silicon Valley AI expert with 25+ years of experience in the field of AI at Google, LinkedIn, and Snap joins OMMAX as CAIO, effective July 15, 2026
• Appointment reinforces OMMAX's position as Europe's leading AI-native consultancy combining AI strategy and AI engineering under one roof
• Finger brings two successful AI company exits, a Cornell University faculty role, and deep expertise in building AI products that generate measurable business value

Munich, July 15, 2026 — OMMAX, Europe's leading AI-native consultancy and engineering platform, announced the appointment of Lutz Finger as Chief AI Officer, effective July 15, 2026. Based in Munich, Finger joins from Silicon Valley, where he most recently served as Head of AI at XGEN and as a Venture Partner at Cherry Ventures. The appointment deepens OMMAX's senior AI leadership as the firm accelerates its pan-European expansion following its 2026 acquisition of Singulier.

Finger brings over two decades of hands-on experience building AI-driven products and platforms at some of the world's most influential technology companies, including Google, LinkedIn, and Snap. At LinkedIn, he built the AI-driven product "People Like Me" as Director of Data Science. At Google, he launched Google Health as Group Product Manager, developing innovative services for healthcare providers. He is a serial entrepreneur with two successful exits: Fisheye Analytics, a social media analytics platform sold to Kantar (WPP) in 2013, and R2Decide, an AI-driven decision tooling company sold to XGEN AI in 2025.

In addition to his industry career, Finger has been a faculty member at Cornell University's SC Johnson College of Business since 2015, teaching courses on AI strategy, data products, and product development. He developed Cornell's eCornell certificate program on AI, an end-to-end guide used by executives worldwide to move from AI concepts to real implementations. He also serves on the Supervisory Board of Scout24 SE and is a frequent contributor to Forbes on AI and the future of commerce. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master's degree in Quantum Physics from Technische Universität Berlin.

Toni Stork, CEO of OMMAX, said:

"Together with Lutz as CAIO, we will further follow our mission to build AI leaders in Europe by connecting the boardroom conversations about AI with the reality of delivering solutions that work in production. Lutz has done exactly that at Google, at LinkedIn, at Snap, and as a founder twice over. His combination of engineering depth, strategic clarity, and teaching ability is rare, and it fits precisely into what we are building at OMMAX."

Lutz Finger, Chief AI Officer at OMMAX, commented:

"OMMAX is where AI strategy becomes production-ready technology, and that is exactly where I want to build. European enterprises have enormous AI potential and a significant opportunity to turn promising ideas and prototypes into secure, scalable agent workflows. OMMAX provides the expertise to make that transition successfully. I have spent two decades turning AI into products that people actually use. Now I want to do that at scale, with European companies."

The appointment comes as OMMAX continues its rapid expansion across Europe. Following its acquisition of French AI engineering firm Singulier in 2026, OMMAX now has more than 400 digital and AI professionals across offices in Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Milan. Since its founding in 2011, the firm has completed more than 4,000 digital transformation projects and maintains a Net Promoter Score of 90. In 2026, OMMAX was named one of Germany's leading management consultancies by brand eins/Statista and has been backed by Eurazeo since its investment in 2025.

About OMMAX

OMMAX is a leading AI-first consultancy and AI-engineering platform specializing in AI strategy, business transformation, transaction advisory, and value creation in the age of AI. Founded in Munich in 2011, OMMAX serves large corporates, mid-sized companies, and private equity firms across Europe and the US, with more than 4,000 completed projects and a Net Promoter Score of 90.

About Lutz Finger

Lutz Finger is a Silicon Valley technologist, serial entrepreneur, and AI executive with more than 25 years of experience building AI products at Google, LinkedIn, and Snap. He is a faculty member at Cornell University's SC Johnson College of Business, a Supervisory Board member of Scout24 SE, and a Forbes contributor on AI and commerce. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and an MS in Quantum Physics from TU Berlin. For more information, visit www.lutzfinger.com.