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Bernd Vermaaten

Sharpshooter · DISC type DC
Founder and initiator at AIMII
📍 Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Bernd Vermaaten is the Managing Director of solute GmbH, where he has led a successful cultural and strategic turnaround, transforming the company into a B2B eCommerce powerhouse. He holds a Post Graduate degree in Digital Business from MIT. Colleagues describe him as a capable, courageous, skilled, and idea-generating leader.

Outside of his executive duties, Bernd is deeply invested in fostering innovation as a business angel with the Palatina Business Angels Network. He demonstrates a strong commitment to societal contribution through his active participation in Old Table/Round Table and as an appointed commercial judge for the state of Baden Württemberg.

He serves as a commercial judge at the Regional Court of Karlsruhe, applying his extensive business acumen to legal matters.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Founder and initiator
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Personality Overview

How Bernd shows up

Thorough Evaluator
ROI Driven
Rigorous & Demanding

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.

Priorities

Topics Bernd cares about

SME Competitiveness
Founded the AIMII initiative to give small and medium-sized enterprises a stronger voice in Europe regarding regulations like the DMA and AI Act.
Corporate Culture
He believes a strong, adaptive company culture with open communication and shared responsibility is a primary driver of business growth and success.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Founder and initiator
AIMII
Geschäftsführer
Checkout Charlie GmbH - ein Unternehmen von RTL Deutschland
3-2023
Advisor & Business Angel
ONINO
12-2022
Handelsrichter / Commercial Judge (Landgericht Karlsruhe)
Landgericht Karlsruhe
10-2018
Managing Director | Geschäftsführer | CFO/CSO
solute gmbh
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2018 - 2019
Post Graduate in Digital Business
MIT Sloan Executive Education
1998 - 2003
Diplom Kaufmann
Leipzig University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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