Max

Max was a German arms dealer. He was selling weapons to several Middle Eastern terrorist organizations. When a deal went sour due to the interference of American authorities, Max was forced to watch as his children were executed. He organized terrorist operations as payback to the United States.

Day 2
Max was the mastermind of a plot, aided by Peter Kingsley and Alexander Trepkos, to start a war between the United States and three unnamed Middle Eastern nations, in an attempt to drive up oil prices. Max allowed the terrorist organization Second Wave, led by Islamic terrorist Syed Ali, to acquire a nuclear warhead. Kingsley then fabricated recordings that implicated the three countries to Ali. Jack Bauer foiled this plot, but Max and Trepkos managed to conceal their involvement.

When his original plan failed, Max hired Mandy to infect President Palmer with a biological agent.

The Game
Max hired terrorist Peter Madsen to target Acting President James Prescott. Max's carefully laid plans eventually fell apart when he kidnapped Kate Warner in an attempt to blackmail her father, Bob Warner, into helping him smuggle nuclear weapons out of the country. Californian Governor James Radford approached Max and wanted to get out of the situation even though Max had promised that he would be the next President of the United States. Disappointed, Max showed the Governor to Mandy who then slit his throat. Later, Max was found and shot by Jack Bauer onboard his yacht. He survived the first shot and shot Jack back in the chest, Jack shot Max a second time, this time fatally regardless of Max's bullet-proof vest.