BUILDING THE FUTURE ON A CENTURY OF HERITAGE A family business on the move – for generations to come
• Max Viessmann
• The CEO Viessmann Group, a German manufacturer of heating, cooling and climate solutions.
• The great-grandson of founder Johann Viessmann.
• He oversees the private company's climate solutions portfolio and drives the digital transformation and cultural renewal of the group.
• He was a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group in its Munich and Shanghai offices.
• He studied industrial engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and at the TU Darmstadt.
If knowledge is power, then shared knowledge must surely be the way for a company to maximise the potential of its employees. Here, Max Viessmann, CEO Viessmann Group, explains how, in a changing world climate, that principle enables the company not only to thrive commercially, but also to fulfil its vision of making a difference.
A company that is successful over centuries must be doing something right and these positive attributes are passed down from generation to generation through our DNA. Viessmann has not only always been open to change, but actively looks for change.
Q Hello, Mr Viessmann. Thank you for taking the time to talk to us today. It is a great pleasure to have the opportunity to talk to you. To begin with, is there such a thing as a typical workday for you and what might it look like?
A I don't think I can describe my current workdays as typical workdays. These are extremely challenging times, with substantial changes to our production, our logistics and supply chains, our work practices, our workforce collaboration, our social responsibilities and the increasing importance of solidarity.
