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Dr.-Ing. E.h. Heinrich Weiss Chairman & CEO
| June 5, 1942 | | Born in Berlin, grown-up in Hilchenbach, district Siegen, Germany |
| June 30, 1968 | | Academic degree in electrical engineering at the Technical University, Munich (Dipl.-Ing.), different seminars and courses in business administration and economics |
| 2001 | | Honorary doctorate degree (Dr.-Ing. E.h.) of Aachen University of Technology (RWTH) |
| July 1, 1968 | | President of Siemag Transplan GmbH, Netphen (Sieg) |
| January 1, 1971 | | Chairman of the managing board of Siemag Siegener Maschinenbau GmbH, Hilchenbach |
| since July 1, 1974 | | Chairman, CEO and major shareholder of SMS group, Düsseldorf |
| Member of the Board | | Bombardier Inc., Montréal, Canada |
| Member of the Supervisory Board | | Deutsche Bahn AG, Berlin DB Mobility Logistics AG, Berlin Thyssen-Bornemisza Group, Monaco Voith AG, Heidenheim |
| | | Chairman of the Board of the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce |
| | | Chairman of the Foreign Trade Advisory Council to the Secretary of Economics and Technology, Berlin |
| | | Member of the Board of the Asia Pacific Committee of German Business, Berlin (honorary member of China group) |
| | | Member of the Board of the East-West-Trade Committee, Berlin |
| 1982 - 1997 | | Chairman of the China Group of the Asia Pacific Committee of German Business, Berlin |
| 1983 - 1989 | | Vice President of VDMA, German Machinery and Plant Manufacturers’ Association, Frankfurt |
| 1983 - 1988 | | Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council of the CDU Party, Berlin |
| 1991 - 1992 | | Chairman of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Berlin |
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