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Mittelstandsrat (SME Advisory Council) at KfW
The Mittelstandsrat (SME Advisory Council) specifies the state mandate of Mittelstandsbank (SME Bank). It deliberates and takes decisions on proposals for the promotion of small- and medium-sized enterprises, taking into consideration the overall business planning of the institution.
Chair of the SME Advisory Council:
Dr Robert Habeck
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Deputy Chair:
Christian Lindner
Federal Minister of Finance
Further members are:
Carsten Schneider
Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany
Minister of State
Federal Chancellery
Christian Kühn
Parliamentary State Secretary
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
Thomas Köhler
Director General
Federal Ministry of Finance
Dr. Sebastian Wilckens
Director General
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Employment, Technology and Tourism of the state of Schleswig-Holstein
- Alternate Members:
Barbara Meyer
Director General
Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport
Stefanie Pötzsch
State Secretary
Ministry of Economy, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry of the state of Saxony-Anhalt
Carsten Feller
State Secretary
Ministry of Economy, Science and Digital Society
Thuringia
- Alternate Members:
Barbara Meyer
Director General
Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport
Stefanie Pötzsch
State Secretary
Ministry of Economy, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry of the state of Saxony-Anhalt
Dr Sabine Hepperle
Head of the Directorate
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Dr Matthias Koehler
Deputy Director General
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Stefanie Fröhling
Head of Division
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Kathrin Wünnemann
Head of Division
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
As of April 2023