Marcus Brennecke Joins Board of Directors of Viessmann Generations Group

February 26th, 2026 – The Viessmann Generations Group has appointed Marcus Brennecke to its Board of Directors with immediate effect. With this appointment, the 109-year-old family business underlines its continued commitment to operational excellence, an international perspective, and long-term responsibility.

With Marcus Brennecke’s appointment, the Viessmann Generations Group adds a globally recognized leader to its ranks with extensive transaction experience, deep expertise in the development and value creation of portfolio companies, and a proven track record in the internationalization of business models.

Max Viessmann, CEO of the Viessmann Generations Group: “Marcus brings tremendous foresight and experience that align closely with our purpose of co-creating living spheres for generations to come. His international perspective on long-term value creation provides us with valuable strategic momentum and will further strengthen our ecosystem.”

Marcus Brennecke: “The Viessmann Generations Group stands for entrepreneurial responsibility with a long-term, intergenerational perspective. I am inspired by its clear purpose as much as by its ambition to translate that purpose into a strong, high-impact ecosystem. I very much look forward to contributing my experience to the continued development of this family business.”

Marcus Brennecke currently serves as Chairman of the EQT Foundation and as Institutional Partner at EQT, having previously spent many years as Global Co-Head of EQT Private Equity, where he gained extensive board experience. He is a member of the Investment Committee of the EQT Equity Fund and the Portfolio Review Committee of EQT’s Equity, Growth, and Future Funds. In addition to his role at EQT, Marcus Brennecke founded his own family office, BBA CapitalPartners, with a clear focus on long-term, multi-generational equity investments.

Through BBA, Marcus has, among other investments, acquired a stake in the healthcare company Schülke & Mayr, in which the Viessmann Generations Group also holds an interest. This joint investment is testament to the close strategic alignment in the field of healthcare and directly contributes to the purpose of the Viessmann Generations Group.

The Board of Directors of the Viessmann Generations Group now consists of Prof. Dr. Martin Viessmann, Prof. Dr. Thomas Rödder, Madeleine Jahr, Dr. Albert Christmann, Dr.-Ing. E.h. Peter Leibinger, and Marcus Brennecke.

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Viessmann Generations Group

Founded in 1917, Viessmann has been a leading industrial company in climate technologies for more than a century. In 2024, the family company combined its climate solutions business area with Carrier Global to build a new transatlantic partnership with unprecedented industrial scale and global reach. Ever since, Viessmann Generations Group represents the evolution into a global ecosystem with a shared purpose: co-creating living spheres for generations to come. Through strategic investments, partnerships and philanthropic engagement, Viessmann Generations Group supports entrepreneurs and initiatives addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges: Avoiding, reducing and storing greenhouse gases; improving air and water quality; securing food availability; promoting health & well-being; fostering education & sciences; and defending democratic values. More information at Viessmann.Group.

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