Martin Viessmann

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Martin Viessmann (born October 10, 1953 ) is a German entrepreneur .

Life

Viessmann studied business administration at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg . In 1979 he joined the family company Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG as managing director and successor to his father Hans Viessmann . In 1989 he received his doctorate in social and economic sciences in Innsbruck . Martin Viessmann has been President of the Kassel-Marburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 2004 and received the honorary professorship of the State of Hesse in 2013. He is married and has two children. Viessmann owns the world's largest collection of Mercedes classic cars outside the factory.

Prizes and awards (selection)

  • Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2004
  • German Sustainability Award , 2009 in the category "Germany's most sustainable production"
  • Energy Efficiency Award, 2010
  • German Sustainability Award, 2011 in the category "Germany's most sustainable brand"
  • German Founder Award , 2011
  • BAUM Environment Prize, 2011
  • Greentech Manager of the Year, 2012
  • Honorary Doctorate from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2012
  • Honorary Professor of the State of Hesse, 2013
  • Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2017
  • Honorary presidency of the IHK Kassel-Marburg, 2019
  • Handelsblatt Hall of Fame for Family Businesses, 2020
  • G · E · M (Society for Research into Branding) Award, 2020
  • Entrepreneur Award of the Year 2020 from the Business Club Aachen Maastricht, 2020

capital

The Manager Magazine lists Martin Viessmann is ranked 51 of the world's 500 richest Germans in 2013, with an estimated fortune of 2.15 billion euros (2012: 1.95 billion euros). According to the Forbes 2015 list, Martin Viessmann's net worth is approximately $ 3.5 billion. This puts him in 497th place on Forbes' list of the richest people in the world.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In conversation with Martin Viessmann. (No longer available online.) In: uni-erlangen.de. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013 ; Retrieved June 20, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uni-erlangen.de
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame" of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. (No longer available online.) In: wiso.uni-erlangen.de. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013 ; Retrieved June 20, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wiso.uni-erlangen.de
  3. ↑ Honorary title "Professor" for Dr. Martin Viessmann. In: Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine . October 10, 2013, accessed October 16, 2013 .
  4. ↑ "I don't need the power". In: Handelsblatt . Retrieved June 20, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Oldtimer: The dubious business with the super bodies. Retrieved February 16, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Dr. Martin Viessmann named “Greentech Manager of the Year 2012” by Capital. In: presseportal.de. Retrieved June 20, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Sustainability pioneer to receive UWO honorary doctorate, speak May 11. Retrieved April 30, 2013 .
  8. ^ Grand Cross of Merit for Professor Viessmann from Battenberg | Hessian State Chancellery. Hessian State Chancellery, November 29, 2017, accessed on November 29, 2017 .
  9. ↑ IHK honors nine entrepreneurs from the region. In: ihk-kassel.de. IHK Kassel-Marburg, March 8, 2019, accessed on June 23, 2020 (German).
  10. ↑ Hall of Fame 2020: The pioneers of the German economy: down-to-earth, forward-looking and sustainable. In: handelsblatt.com. January 16, 2020, accessed June 23, 2020 .
  11. ↑ An exemplary transformation. In: gem-online.de. Society for Research into Brands, accessed on June 23, 2020 (German).
  12. ↑ "The 500 richest Germans", manager-magazin special issue, October 2013, p. 29
  13. ^ Martin Viessmann & family . In: Forbes . ( forbes.com [accessed February 16, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Viessmann, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1953