Heike Mahmoud
Chief Operationg Officer
- CCH Congress Center Hamburg
Professional Information
Heike
Mahmoud
Chief Operationg Officer
CCH Congress Center Hamburg
Education, Honors & Awards
Nominated 2015 by the American magazine Meetings & Conventions to be one of the world's 25 most influential women in the global Meetings Industry.
Personal Information
Germany
International Meetings Industry Networks
former Board member of European Cities Marketing
Vice President Meetings Industry
Executive Board of BestCities Gl
More than 25 years
Heike Mahmoud has been the COO and authorized signatory of the CCH Congress Center Hamburg, a division of Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH, since January 2018. Her task is to position the New CCH to one of the leading Congress Centers in Europe. After an extensive construction phase/redesign, the New CCH will re-open in 2020. The aim is to double the number of congresses and participants within the next years.
Ms. Mahmoud has in-depth management experience in worldwide sales and marketing for the global Meetings Industry. With 17 years of leadership experience as Director Conventions, she has founded, built and developed the Berlin Convention Office of visitBerlin. Under her leadership, Berlin became no.1 in the global ICCA-Ranking 2015, the booking volume of congresses in Berlin could more than tripled. She established global networks with representatives in London, New York, Sao Paulo, Beijing and with "BestCities Gobal Alliance".
Ms. Mahmoud is very involved and active in International Meetings Industry Networks: former Board member of European Cities Marketing and Vice President Meetings Industry, Executive Board of BestCities Global Alliance, Past President of MPI and Site Germany Chapter.
She was nominated 2015 by the American magazine Meetings & Conventions to be one of the world's 25 most influential women in the global Meetings Industry.
Operations
Leadership
Administration
Management
Websites & Social