The history of SMS group is closely linked to the Weiss family of entrepreneurs. To this day, the company remains fully family-owned. In 2016, all shares were consolidated under the Familie Weiss Foundation, securing long-term independence and ensuring continuity for future generations.
The Familie Weiss Foundation is the sole owner of SMS GmbH, the parent company of SMS group GmbH.
Familie Weiss Foundation
Shareholders’ committee of Familie Weiss Foundation
Heinz-Erik Decker, Johannes Frauendörfer (Chairman), and Georg Heinrich Weiss (from left to right) form the Shareholder's Committe of the Familie Weiss Foundation.
Supervisory boards
Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of SMS group GmbH and SMS GmbH
Prof. Dr. Eric Fellhauer
Professor of Practice for Strategic Finance at Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Frankfurt am Main
Members of the Supervisory Board of SMS group GmbH
- Prof. Dr. Eric Fellhauer (Chair of the Supervisory Board)
- Andree Jorgella (Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board)
- Heinz-Erik Decker
- Johannes Frauendörfer
- Stephan Klenzmann
- Dajana Kratzer-Rudolf
- Prof. Dr. Rainer Lindner
- Peter Lürßen
- Peter Peskes
- Dr. Sabine Schmeinck
- Tobias Tigges
- Georg Heinrich Weiss
Members of the Supervisory Board of SMS GmbH
- Prof. Dr. Eric Fellhauer (Chair of the Supervisory Board)
- Tobias Tigges (Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board)
- Dr. rer. pol. Patrick Adenauer
- Christian Bolzen
- Heinz-Erik Decker
- Dr. Maximilian Haag
- Johannes Frauendörfer
- Andree Jorgella
- Dajana Kratzer-Rudolf
- Peter Peskes
- Dr. Sabine Schmeinck
- Georg Heinrich Weiss