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:

Peter Altmaier
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy

Deputy Chair:

Olaf Scholz
Federal Minister of Finance

Further members are:

Marco Wanderwitz
Federal Government Commissioner for the New Federal States
Parliamentary State Secretary
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter
Parliamentary State Secretary
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Dr Patrick Rapp
State Secretary
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism
Baden-Württemberg

• Alternate Members:
  Valentina Kerst
  State Secretary
  Ministry of Economy, Science and Digital Society
  Thuringia
  
  Dr Sebastian Wilckens
  Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Employment, Technology and Tourism
  Schleswig-Holstein

Roland Weigert
State Secretary
Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy

• Alternate Members:
  Valentina Kerst
  State Secretary
  Ministry of Economy, Science and Digital Society
  Thuringia
  
  Dr Sebastian Wilckens
  Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Employment, Technology and Tourism
  Schleswig-Holstein

Dr Steffen Meyer
Head of Division
Federal Ministry of Finance

Dr Sabine Hepperle
Head of the Directorate
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Dr Matthias Koehler
Deputy Director General
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Stefanie Fröhling
Head of Division
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Kathrin Wünnemann
Head of Division
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

As of June 2021