Rosen Group announces Andreas Opfermann as CEO
19/09/2025
Rosen Group has announced that its Shareholders’ Committee has appointed Andreas Opfermann as Rosen’s Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 July 2025. He succeeds interim CEO Erik Cornelissen, who will transition into the new role of Chief Customer Officer (CCO).
Andreas is a proven global business leader whose industry experience, strategic vision and deep technology know-how positions him well to drive Rosen’s continued success as a global data-enabled asset integrity player. He brings 18 years of executive leadership experience in the industrial gas and adjacent sectors at Linde Group, a large global industrial gas producer. At Linde, he served as Executive Vice President (EVP) Americas, EVP Global Clean Energy (with a focus on hydrogen, carbon capture and digitalisation), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AGA AB and Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Andreas brings deep technical expertise and an innovative mindset with him that will be central to further strengthening Rosen’s technology leadership in the industry. Prior to joining Linde, he worked for six years at McKinsey & Company.
With extensive international experience in the German-based Linde Group, heading operations in the Americas, serving as CEO of AGA AB (Linde’s acquired Scandinavian business division) and working across Asia and the Middle East, he brings deep market and customer understanding as well as a track record of accelerating growth through technology leadership, active portfolio management and operational improvements.
“I am honoured to become CEO of Rosen, a company I have followed for many years, that stands out with its technology and service leadership and 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 champion,” said Andreas. “Rosen is exceptionally well-positioned to capitalise on the many growth opportunities as a leader in asset integrity services and I am excited to serve its customers and team.”
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| Andreas Opfermann, Rosen’s new Chief Executive Officer |
Erik will be transitioning into the newly created role of CCO, responsible globally for all market-facing activities of Rosen. This role was established to operate across all product lines and regions, enhancing the focus on customer service excellence and to accelerate growth and the deployment of advanced technologies and services.
“Leading Rosen on its path to becoming the global benchmark for asset integrity solutions has been a true privilege,” said Erik. “As Chief Customer Officer, I look forward to further strengthening Rosen’s reputation for service excellence. I am confident that under Andreas’s leadership, we will maintain our high-performance culture and leverage the many growth opportunities we have in front of us.”
Ulrich Spiesshofer, Chairman of the Shareholders’ Committee of Rosen, commented: “We are pleased to welcome Andreas as our Chief Executive Officer. He is a proven business leader in our markets and brings deep technology expertise combined with intercultural sensitivity and a track record of driving profitable growth. On behalf of the entire Shareholders’ Committee, I would like to express our thanks and gratitude to Erik for his strong leadership as interim CEO We welcome him in his new role as CCO, a key position in Andreas’s leadership
team.”
Andreas holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in physics from the University of Cambridge. He will be based in Stans, Switzerland.
