Background
Weiss, Heinrich was born on June 5, 1942 in Berlin. Son of Bernhard W. and Herta (Schilling) Weiss.
Weiss, Heinrich was born on June 5, 1942 in Berlin. Son of Bernhard W. and Herta (Schilling) Weiss.
Diploma in Electrical Engineering, University Munich.
Managing director, Siemag Maschinen- und Stahlbau Netphen GmbH, 1968-1971;
chairman management board, co-owner, Siemag Siegener Maschinenbau GmbH, Hilchenbach, 1971-1974;
managing partner, Siemag Weiss Stiftung & Company KG, Hilchenbach, since 1974;
president, SMS Schloemann-Siemag AG, Hilchenbach, since 1974;
chairman managing board, SMS Aktiengesellschaft, Dusseldorf, since 1990;
chairman supervisory board, Altan AG, Bad Homburg. Chairman China group in German East-West Trade Committee, Cologne. Chairman supervisory board Siemag Siegener Maschinebau GmbH, SMS Schloemann-Siemag AG.
Chairman administrative board SMS Capital Corporation, United States of America, SMS Concast Inc., United States of America, Concast Holding AG, Zurich, SMS Engineering, Inc., United States of America. Member supervisory board Commerzbank AG, Deutsche Industriebank AG, J.M. Voith GmbH, Thyssen-Bornemisza, Monaco, ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd., Zurich, Bertelsmann AG, Gütersloh.
Member Federation of German Industry (Chairman of the Board).
Married Susan Weiss.