Christian Bock

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Head of German Armed Forces #Bundeswehr Innovation Center at Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces)

Dänischenhagen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Overview

Christian Bock is the Head of the Bundeswehrs new Innovation Center, leveraging a distinguished career as a Flotilla Admiral in the German Navy. His experience spans command of Flotilla 1, strategic roles in the Ministry of Defence, and a Masters in Business Administration from the Federal German Armed Forces University in Hamburg.

He sees his role as a "facilitator, " focused on networking stakeholders to accelerate the integration of research, technology, and military practice for the armed forces.

Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Price-Sensitive

Systematic

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.

Topics They Care About

Defense Innovation
He leads the new Bundeswehr Innovation Center (InnoZBw) to speed up the translation of research and technology into practical military applications.
Military Strategy
His career includes multiple high-level strategic posts within the German Ministry of Defence, focusing on military policy, operations, and readiness.
Change Management
He emphasizes bringing people together to drive transformation and views his innovation-focused role as that of an enabler for change within the armed forces.

Media Appearances

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Work History

1-2026
Head of German Armed Forces #Bundeswehr Innovation Center at Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces)
10-2025 - 1-2026
Chief of Division Strategic Guidelines and Armed Foces Readiness at German Federal Ministry of Defence - Bundesministerium der Verteidigung
9-2023 - 11-2025
Division Head Military Policy and Operations at German Federal Ministry of Defence - Bundesministerium der Verteidigung
8-2021 - 9-2023
Director Training - Direktor Ausbildung at Military Academy of the German Armed Forces - Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr
4-2018 - 9-2021
Commander Flotilla 1 & Director NATO COE CSW at German Navy

Education

2001 - 2003
National General and Admiral Staff Officers Course from German Armed Forces General Staff and Command College - Hamburg
1989 - 1993
Dipl.-Kfm./ Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Federal German Armed Forces University - Hamburg

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Insights For Selling To Christian

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christian is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christian

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christian move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Christian take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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