Management Teams Viessmann Generations Group
Personal responsibility is one of our management principles at Viessmann. We expect our managers to lead by example. Our purpose is to create living spaces for generations to come.
Maximilian Viessmann
President and Chief Executive OfficerMax Viessmann is the CEO of the Viessmann Generations Group, leading the family business in the fourth generation. He joined the business in 2015 as Chief Digital Officer (CDO) and Member of the Board of Directors, focusing on digitizing all business areas product- and process-wise. He assumed leadership of the entire company as Co-CEO in 2018 and, from 2019 onwards, was responsible for the company’s largest business segment ‘Climate Solutions’. Since 2022, Max has been the sole CEO of the Viessmann Generations Group. In 2024, Viessmann Climate Solutions was moved into a transatlantic partnership with Carrier Global, a globally leading provider of climate and energy solutions. Max has since been a member of Carrier’s Board of Directions. “Co-creating living spaces for generations to come” is the purpose of the family-owned company. The values of “responsible,” “team-oriented,” and “entrepreneurial” shape the daily actions and culture of the 107-year-old family business.
Frauke von Polier
Chief People OfficerSince 2022, Frauke has taken on the role of Group CPO and, together with Max, drives all activities related to talent development, leadership and organization across the Group. She has been a strong advocate for dynamic HR processes at industry leaders such as SAP and Zalando – and is passionately committed to startup founders from the HR tech sector. In life as in her job, she is guided by the motto that "success and failure are the same thing if your life is about who you are becoming". This is exactly the culture she wants to establish at the group level as well. She loves to spend her free time with family and friends.
Boris Scukanec Hopinski
Chief Operating OfficerAs COO of the Viessmann Generations Group since 2024, Boris has been driving operational excellence on the one hand and reinvesting the family company’s proceeds on the other. With almost 20 years of experience in the financial sector – on the investment banking side at Goldman Sachs and in top leadership positions at UniCredit – he combines comprehensive financial, strategic and operational expertise. In addition to his love for his family, he is passionate about sports and brass band music.
Non-Executive Members of the Board of Directors
The entrepreneurial personalities in the Board of Directors actively support the Executive Board with advice and ideas, oversee its work, and ensure high standards of corporate governance and corporate responsibility.
The Board of Directors consists of the following non-executive members:
- Prof. Dr. Martin Viessmann
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Rödder (Deputy Chairman)
- Madeleine Jahr
- Dr. Albert Christmann
- Dr. Dieter Heuskel
