Rolf Wetzel joins Viessmann Generations Group as new Chief Financial Officer

November 3rd, 2025 – The Viessmann Generations Group ("Viessmann"), a purpose-driven family company with a heritage of 108 years, announces the appointment of Rolf Wetzel as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Member of the Executive Board.

Max Viessmann, CEO of Viessmann Generations Group: "At Viessmann, every decision we take carries the responsibility to strengthen our ecosystem for generations to come. With his deep financial expertise and proven leadership in both family-owned and global businesses, Rolf will help us ensure that our growth always serves a greater purpose – creating positive impact for our people and partners."

Rolf Wetzel, CFO of Viessmann Generations Group: “I am thrilled to join Viessmann Generations Group at this particularly exciting stage. I am especially motivated by the opportunity to help shape our structures, bring stakeholders together across our different legal entities, and support the Group’s long-term value creation.”

Rolf joins Viessmann with extensive financial leadership experience across family-owned companies and global corporations. He spent more than a decade at Heraeus, one of Germany’s leading family-owned technology groups, where he served on the Board of Managing Directors as CFO after joining the company in 2011 and being appointed to the executive board in 2014.

Prior to Heraeus, Wetzel held senior roles at Lanxess AG, including at Saltigo GmbH, focusing on controlling, accounting, IT, restructuring, and M&A controlling. He studied business administration (Diplom-Kaufmann) in Germany, England, Spain, and France, and brings a combined background in industry and consulting.

As CFO, Wetzel will oversee Finance and selected corporate functions, including Controlling, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Treasury, Tax, IT and will work closely with the Investment Team on portfolio stewardship and capital allocation.

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About 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 Generation 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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