Timo Maisel Appointed
New CEO of the VOSS Group
As of December 31, 2026, Dr. Thomas Röthig will retire, and Timo Maisel will be appointed as the new CEO of the VOSS Group.
Leadership transition at VOSS Group: Dr. Thomas Röthig (left) will hand over the role of CEO to Timo Maisel (right).
Wipperfürth, 08.06.2026 – VOSS, a system partner for line and connection technology in the automotive and mechanical engineering industries, announces a planned leadership transition. Dr. Thomas Röthig, the long-serving CEO of the medium-sized corporate group, will retire effective January 1, 2027. After 13 years at the helm of the company, he will hand over operational responsibility and continue to support the business as a member of the Advisory Board of the VOSS Group from 2027 onward.
Effective July 1, 2026, Timo Maisel will join the VOSS Group's Executive Management Board as Co-CEO. He will gradually assume the responsibilities of the departing CEO and will take over sole overall management of the Group as of January 1, 2027.
“After many years of successful growth and the continuous expansion of our product portfolio and customer base, now is the right time for a change in executive leadership. I am convinced that Mr. Maisel, with his extensive management and industry experience, will continue to develop the Group with a clear strategic focus,” says Dr. Thomas Röthig, CEO of VOSS Holding, regarding the leadership transition.
Dr. Regine Hagen-Eck, Chairwoman of the Advisory Board of VOSS Holding, adds: “We warmly welcome Mr. Maisel and look forward to working with him and to the impulses he will bring to support our global growth strategy. At the same time, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Dr. Röthig for his outstanding leadership and his many years of dedicated service at the head of our corporate group. We are therefore particularly pleased that he will remain closely connected to VOSS as a member of the Advisory Board and continue to contribute his valuable experience.”
Experienced Executive from the Supplier Industry
Designated CEO Timo Maisel most recently served as Senior Vice President for the Asia-Pacific region at ZF Friedrichshafen, where he was responsible for the transmission and e-mobility business. He brings more than twenty years of international leadership experience and extensive technological expertise from the manufacturing industry. In his previous positions at ZF, Delphi Technologies, and ThyssenKrupp, he successfully developed international markets and managed complex organizations in senior leadership roles. With his strong industry and technology expertise as well as his international perspective, Timo Maisel will play a key role in shaping the future development of the VOSS Group.
“I am very grateful to Dr. Regine Hagen-Eck, the Advisory Board, and Dr. Röthig for the trust they have placed in me, and I consider it a privilege to lead this successful company into the future. I have come to know VOSS as a true jewel with enormous potential, and I am convinced that together with our customers and employees, we will continue VOSS’s successful growth story as a system partner,” says Timo Maisel.
ABOUT VOSS:
The VOSS Group is a medium-sized corporate group headquartered in Wipperfürth, Germany. Under the umbrella of VOSS Holding GmbH & Co. KG, the companies VOSS Automotive and VOSS Fluid provide holistic system solutions in fluid management. VOSS serves as a system partner to customers in the automotive industry as well as in mechanical engineering, data center construction, and industrial plant engineering. Its portfolio includes line and connection technology for SCR, fuel, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, as well as thermal management and hydrogen solutions for alternative drive systems. In recent years, VOSS has further expanded its portfolio in areas such as liquid-cooled data centers and battery energy storage systems (BESS). Founded in 1931, the company currently employs approximately 8,600 people across 24 legal entities in 14 countries worldwide under the leadership of Dr. Thomas Röthig. VOSS stands for sustainable corporate development and a responsible approach toward people and the environment. The sole shareholder of the corporate group is the non-profit Hans Hermann Voss Foundation, which supports projects in the fields of science and research, education and training, youth and senior welfare, as well as charitable causes.
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