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:
Dr Jörg Kukies
Federal Minister of Finance
Further members are:
Carsten Schneider
Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany
Minister of State
Federal Chancellery
Dr Bettina Hoffmann
Parliamentary State Secretary
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
Thomas Köhler
Director General
Federal Ministry of Finance
Stefanie Pötzsch
State Secretary
Ministry of Economy, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry of the state of Saxony-Anhalt
- Alternate Members:
Elena Yorgova-Ramanauskas
State Secretary
Saarland Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digital Affairs and Energy
Dr Ralf Teepe
Director General
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
Heinrich Hünting
Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport
- Alternate Members:
Elena Yorgova-Ramanauskas
State Secretary
Saarland Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digital Affairs and Energy
Dr Ralf Teepe
Director General
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
Dr Sabine Hepperle
Head of the Directorate
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Dr Armgard Wippler
Director General
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Kathrin Wünnemann
Head of Division
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Dr Thomas Vischer
Head of Division
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
As of November 2024
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