As of July 1, 2025, the ROSEN Group will have new leadership. Andreas Opfermann officially takes over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, following a decision taken by its Shareholders’ Committee. This executive change coincides with the transition of Erik Cornelissen to the position of Chief Customer Officer (CCO), a newly created role that reinforces ROSEN’s focus on the market and sustained growth.
Opfermann’s career
Opfermann comes to the ROSEN Group with 18 years of executive leadership experience in the industrial gases sector. industrial gasesprimarily with the Linde Group. There he held senior management roles as Executive Vice President of the Americas, a global leader in clean energy (with focus on hydrogen, carbon capture and digitalization), CEO of AGA AB and chief technology officer. In addition, he began his career at McKinsey & Company, where he accumulated six years of strategy consulting experience.
This track record positions him as an expert in industrial asset management and as a driver of technologies applied to the operational efficiency and integrity of critical infrastructures.
During his time at Linde, Opfermann managed operations in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, giving him an in-depth knowledge of diverse markets and an affinity with the specific needs of industrial customers on an international scale. This experience will be key to ROSEN’s goal of establishing itself as a global provider of data-driven solutions for asset management.
I am honored to become CEO of ROSEN, a company that I have followed for many years and that stands out for its leadership in technology and service, as well as its unique global team culture. I look forward to working with the executive team and the entire global ROSEN family to shape the future of this true industry leader.
Opfermann stated after his appointment.
Strengthening customer service
Meanwhile, the customer service directorate, to be assumed by Erik Cornelissen, is a position that spans all product lines and geographic regions. This move aims to accelerate the implementation of advanced services and reinforce ROSEN’s reputation for delivering customized and effective asset integrity solutions.
As Chief Customer Officer, I look forward to continuing to build on ROSEN’s reputation for service excellence. I am confident that, under Andreas’ leadership, we will maintain our high-performance culture and take advantage of the many growth opportunities ahead of us.
Cornelissen noted.
Confidence from the ROSEN Group Shareholders’ Committee
Ulrich Spiesshofer, Chairman of the ROSEN Shareholders’ Committee, expressed his support for Opfermann, highlighting his technological expertise, cross-cultural sensitivity and proven track record in driving profitable growth. He also thanked Cornelissen for his interim management, valuing his new role as fundamental to ROSEN’s customer-facing strategy.
Headquartered in Stans, Switzerland, Opfermann assumes leadership of a company that operates in more than 110 countries, with over 4,000 employees and a focused approach to industrial asset integrity inspection, consulting and digitization.
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