Franjo Pooth

Franjo Pooth (born July 20, 1969) is a German businessman and former CEO of Maxfield.

Early life

Franjo Pooth is originally from Meerbusch, a city near Düsseldorf. His father is the architect Franz-Josef Pooth.[1] Franjo Pooth went to the Mataré-School in Meerbusch[2] and the Otto-Kühne-School in Bonn.

His brother Mano Pooth is also a businessman.[3]

Business

After his studies at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London Franjo Pooth joined the Firstgate Internet AG (subsidiary company of Deutsche Telekom in Cologne.[4] He then founded the brand agency MPFC, together with his partners Coordt von Mannstein and Patrik Graf von Faber Castell.[5]

In 2003 Franjo Pooth founded the consumer electronic brand Maxfield whose core business was to produce unique designed mp3 players and trend-orientated electronical devices in the European market.

Pooth was its CEO until 2008 and, other than that, finalist of the 2006 contest Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award,[6] representing Maxfield GmbH.

Personal life

Franjo Pooth has been married to German television personality Verona Pooth since 2004.[7] They have two children together, San Diego (*2003) and Rocco Ernesto (*2011).[8]

References
  1. Seele-Leichert, Marion (July 15, 2015). "Das Bistro Victorian muss weichen" [Victorian Bistro must go]. WESTDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG (in German). Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  2. Kensbock, Verena (January 13, 2017). "Mataré: Schwerpunkt bei den Sprachen" [Mataré: Focus on languages]. RP Online (in German). Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  3. "Verona privat – Zuhause bei den Pooths" [Private insights – Verona Pooth at home]. News on tour (in German). March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  4. "Firstgate baut Business Development Unit aus" [Firstgate expands Business Development Unit]. HORIZONT ONLINE (in German). September 11, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  5. "Von Mannstein gründet mit Von Faber-Castell und Franjo Pooth die Markenagentur MPFC" [Von Mannstein founding brand agency MFPC together with Von Faber-Castell and Franjo Pooth]. HORIZONT ONLINE (in German). October 31, 2002. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  6. "Die Finalisten" [The Finalists]. Manager Magazin (in German). September 22, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  7. Fraser, Catherine C.; Hoffmann, Dierk O. (2006). Pop Culture Germany!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle. ABC-CLIO. p. 238. ISBN 9781851097388. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  8. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0270940/bio

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