VOSS, a systems partner for wiring and connection technology in the automotive and mechanical engineering industries, has announced a planned leadership transition. Dr. Thomas Röthig, the long-time CEO of the medium-sized corporate group, will retire effective January 1, 2027. After 13 years at the helm of the company, he will step down from operational responsibilities and will continue to support the company as a member of the VOSS Group’s advisory board starting in 2027.
Effective July 1, 2026, Timo Maisel will be appointed as an additional managing director of the VOSS Group. He will gradually assume the responsibilities of the outgoing CEO and, effective January 1, 2027, will take sole overall management of the company.
“After many years of a successful growth strategy and expansion of our product and customer base, now is the right time for a change in leadership. I am confident that Mr. Maisel, with his many years of leadership and industry experience, will continue to develop the group of companies with a clear strategic focus,” said Dr. Thomas Röthig, CEO of VOSS Holding, regarding the leadership change.
Dr. Regine Hagen-Eck, Chair of the VOSS Holding Advisory Board, states: “We warmly welcome Mr. Maisel and look forward to working with him and to the new impetus he will bring to our global growth strategy. At the same time, we thank Dr. Röthig for his outstanding leadership and his many years of influential work at the helm of our corporate group. We are therefore very pleased that he will remain connected to VOSS as a member of the Advisory Board and will continue to contribute his experience.”
Experienced executive from the automotive supply industry
CEO-designate Timo Maisel, who 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, brings twenty years of international leadership experience and in-depth technological expertise from the manufacturing industry. In his previous roles at ZF, Delphi Technologies, and ThyssenKrupp, he held senior positions in which he developed international markets and successfully managed complex organizations. With his extensive industry and technology expertise, as well as his international perspective, Timo Maisel will play a decisive 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 be able to lead this successful company into the future. I see VOSS as a gem with enormous potential
