Headquarters 

Niestetal, Germany 

Founded 

1981 

Number of employees 

1000 (06/30/2006) 

Sales (2005) 

172 million Euros 

Business Divisions 

Solar Technology
Communication & Control
Railway Technology
Innovative Energy Systems 

Managing Board 

Dipl. Ing. Günther Cramer, Solar and Railway Technology
Dipl. Ing. Peter Drews, Communication & Control
Dipl. Ing. Reiner Wettlaufer, Finance and Controlling
Dipl.-Kfm. Pierre-Pascal Urbon, Corporate Development 

Supervisory Board 

Dr. jur. Erik Ehrentraut
Prof. (em) Dr.-Ing. Werner Kleinkauf
Dipl. Soz. Jürgen Dolle
Dipl. Math. Sabine Weber
Dipl. Ing. Johannes Häde 

Subsidiaries 

SMA Technology Korea Co., Ltd, Korea (Solar Technology)
SMA Italia S.r.l., Italy (Solar Technology)
SMA Ibérica Tecnología Solar, S.L., Spain (Solar Technology)
SMA France S.A.S., France (Solar Technology)
SMA America, Inc., USA (Solar Technology)
SMA Beijing Commercial Company Ltd., China (Solar Technology)
Changzhou SMA Electronics Co., Ltd., China (Railway Technology) 

Awards 

2006: "Entrepreneur of the Year" ,nominated for "World Entrepreneur of the Year 2007"
2005: Innovation Prize (Award of the German Social Democratic Party)
2004: Finalist "Entrepreneur des Jahres"
2002: Hidden Champion (Award of the Hessian State Government)
2002: Finalist "Entrepreneur des Jahres"
2000: OSKAR for small and mid-sized businesses
1999: Kassel County Innovation Prize
1999: Promotion Prize "Innovativer Mittelstand" for innovative small and mid-sized businesses