Ralf G. Schöpker

Vorwerk SE & Co. KG distributes and markets household appliances and cosmetics. The firm’s products include Kobold vacuum cleaners, Thermomix kitchen appliances, Twercs tools, Lux Asia Pacific products, and JAFRA cosmetics. The company was founded by Carl Vorwerk and Adolf Vorwerk on April 21, 1883 and is headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany.

Otto GmbH & Co. KG engages in the retail trading business and the provision of financial and retail-related services. It operates through the following segments: Multichannel Retail, Financial Services, and Services. The Multichannel Retail segment offers products through the channels of e-commerce, catalogue business, and over-the counter retail. The Financial Services segment specializes in receivables and liquidity management, as well as innovative financial services. The Services segment focuses on logistics and sourcing, procurement, quality testing, transport, warehousing, and delivery services. The company was founded by Werner Otto on August 17, 1949 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

e.ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

TK Elevator GmbH engages in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of passenger transportation systems. Its products include passenger and freight elevators, escalators, moving walks, passenger boarding bridges, as well as stair and platform lifts. It also provides maintenance, real-time troubleshooting, and remote monitoring services. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Essen, Germany.

SMS group GmbH engages in the development and design of nonferrous metal, steel, and aluminum products. It specializes in digitalization, technical services, electrical and automation, design and manufacturing, additive manufacturing, lifecycle, SMS TECademy, sustainability, and intralogistics. The company was founded by Carl Eberhard Weiss in 1871 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH provides ship building and other related services. It also offers naval surface vessels, such as frigates, corvettes, patrol vessels, auxiliaries; develops and integrates submarine systems and equipment. The firm provides spare parts, engineering advice, surveys, ship repair and modernization programs, as well as expertise for infrastructure related services to operate own maintenance sites, facilities, procedures, machines and tools. The company was founded in 1838 is headquartered in Kiel, Germany.

Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH is a steel manufacturing private company based in Duisburg-Huckingen, Germany. The CEOs of the German company are Herbert Eichelkraut, Gerhard Erdmann, Carsten Laakmann. The company specializes in the production of steel and precursors for the processing industry.

Paul Wurth SA provides engineering services. It also offers including consulting and develops software for planning and design, simulating and operating complete plants. The firm offers services to the iron and steel and the non-ferrous metals sector. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

MIT Munich Industrial Technologies AG (MIT AG) is the corporate investment branch and a subsidiary of MIT Munich Industrial Technologies Group. The group was established in 2008 and is headquartered in Unterhaching, Germany.

NEWALU GmbH specializes in the development of aluminum processing technologies. Its business areas encompass heat treatment and quenching, mechanical machining, wheel technologies, logistics, aluminum casting, and aluminum component scouring, debarring, and blasting processes. The firm product range consists of aluminum alloys and forged light-alloy wheel spiders. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Delbrück, Germany.

thyssenkrupp Materials Services GmbH distributes raw and processed materials for manufacturing and processing companies. It offers carbon and stainless steel, tubes and pipes, nonferrous metals, and plastics. The firm also offers raw materials such as solid fuels and carburizing agents, alloys, metals, and powder metals. The company is headquarters in Essen, Germany.

Part of thyssenkrupp AG, Thyssenkrupp (China) Ltd. is an investment holding Chinese company. The private company is based in Beijing, China.

CBR Service GmbH operates fashion clothing and accessories stores. It operates through the following segments: Street One, Cecil, and Other. The Street One segment offers basic and casual wear for contemporary feminine fashion. The Cecil segment supplies and retails urban, casual, and sporty clothes. The Other segment includes the firm’s shop fitting and outlet businesses. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Celle, Germany.

Part of thyssenkrupp AG, Thyssenkrupp Steel & Stainless USA LLC is a private company that provides steel and stainless steel processing services. The company is based in Calvert, AL.

thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG manufactures carbon steel, stainless steel, and special steel materials. Its products include hot and precision strips, heavy plates, sheet and coated products, organic coated strips and sheets, composite materials, electrical steel products, tinplates and black plates, and medium-wide strips. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Duisburg, Germany.

Part of thyssenkrupp AG, Thyssenkrupp Steel Americas LLC is a private company that manufactures stamped metal body parts. The company is based in Calvert, AL. Andreas J. Goss has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

TKAS Auto Steel Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company that manufactures and supplies hot dip galvanized steel. The joint venture company is based in Dalian, China.

SMS Holding GmbH manufactures industrial machinery components. It offers spare parts and logistics, maintenance and repairs, upgrades and modernization, and consulting and training. The company is headquartered in Hilchenbach, Germany.

Digital Transformation Capital Partners GmbH (DTCP) is an independent private equity and venture capital firm. It was founded by Vicente Vento Bosch in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Schröder Kunststofftechnik GmbH is a private company based in Kierspe, Germany and was founded in 1983. The CEOs are Dag Hagby and Marcel Terletzki. Part of EBG electro GmbH, the German company is a leading provider of electrical engineering and plastic technology solutions. The company has four manufacturing industrial companies and develop and produce in three regions\: Ruhr area (Lünen & Dortmund), Lake Constance, and Ostrava. The company has a strong focus on team collaboration and innovation, and they have a history of developing new products and processes. The company is committed to quality, reliability, and value-oriented partnerships with their customers and business partners.

Silicon Mobility SA designs, develops ,and sells flexible, real-time, safe, and open semiconductor solutions for the automotive industry. Its products include control electric motors, battery, and energy management systems of hybrid and electric vehicles. The company was founded by Bruno Paucard in 2015 and is headquartered in Bâtiment 2, France.

Weiss + Weiss Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH engages in the production and distribution of cable distribution cabinets, low voltage distribution systems, fuse blocks, and corresponding accessories. It also develops, manufactures, and sells charging systems for electric vehicles. In addition, the firm produces thermoplastic components, including molds and devices needed in the production. The company was founded on January 18, 1995 and is headquartered in Luenen, Germany.

EBG Technopart GmbH leases industrial machinery and equipment. The private company is based in Luenen, Germany.

EBG electro GmbH is an international specialist with over 70 years of experience in 8 industries. The private company is based in Lunen, Germany. With 32 representations worldwide, the German company has developed into a global player. and has subsidiaries in Germany.

Heinrich Heine GmbH manufactures and supplies clothing products and apparels. Its products include jackets, scots, jeans, shirts, trousers, and blazers. The company was founded by Karl Heinrich Heine in 1951 and is located in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Part of EBG electro GmbH, Elektro-Bauelemente GmbH is a German company with over 70 years of experience in the market. The private company is based in Luenen, Germany. The company is an international specialist with 8 industries and 32 representations worldwide. The company was founded in 1948. The CEO is Dag Hagby.

Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG engages in the manufacture, construction, and maintenance of yachts. It offers luxury motor yachts, private motor yachts, as well as mega and super yachts. The company was founded by Friedrich Lürßen in 1875 and is headquartered in Bremen-Vegesack, Germany.

Hoberg & Driesch GmbH manufactures steel products. It offers Steel tubes and pipes. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.