Sr. Director Product Management, Ecosystems & Enterprise Partnerships
Markus Rutz
Company
StreamUnlimited Engineering GmbH - part of Bose Audio Technology
Biography
After earning a master’s degree in electrical engineering, Markus began his career in consumer electronics at a US start-up developing the first hard disk jukebox. In 2001, he joined a Philips internal start-up team as Function Manager Internet Audio, leading the Vienna engineering group developing early streaming audio products. When Philips closed its Vienna operations in 2005, Markus co-founded StreamUnlimited as CTO alongside a team of 24. Over the following 21 years, he helped grow the company into an industry leader of 100+ employees, delivering versatile streaming hardware and software solutions. Following Bose Corporation's acquisition of StreamUnlimited in June 2026 to expand its new B2B Audio Technology business, Markus joined the leadership team as Sr. Director of Product Management, Ecosystems & Enterprise Partnerships.
