The Company
About shw
SHW was established in the 14th century and therefore counts among one of the oldest industrial companies in Germany.
Driving responsibly into the future
Together with our customers we are already developing the product solutions for sustainable mobility for tomorrow today.
The portfolio of SHW consists of three main business segments: Pumps, Powder Metallurgy and Brake Discs.
WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE
We intend to maintain our leadership as a systems supplier to the automotive and truck and off-highway industry and that each vehicle platform used by the major OEMs has our systems and components on board.
Our WHY WE DO IT
We constantly improve our own performance and that of our products in order to defend our market position in our core businesses and to build on this. We place our customers at the centre of all our thoughts and actions. We promote innovation in order to increase the added value of our products. We strive for operational excellence in order to protect the environment using efficient processes and production methods that conserve resources and reduce our carbon footprint.
Our Core Value
OUR COLLEAGUES
We appreciate our employees, who are conscientious and stand with us shoulder-to-shoulder as colleagues. We are aware that they are our most valuable capital.
We create a stable environment that fosters performance in order to appeal to creative minds that are loyal to our firm.
We support each other and promote both professional as well as personal development.
We expect openness and fairness in dealings with each other and encourage ideas from everyone.
We learn from our mistakes and exploit the opportunities they create.
Innovation
We develop and generate market-leading innovative technical systems and components. Our activities are always based on the latest findings. We support the implementation of new ideas. We secure our technological leadership by means of intensive research and cooperation with others.
Speed
We are the fastest in all aspects of our business. We are movers and are willing to constantly improve ourselves and our environment. We acknowledge the opportunities to structure things differently in our specific fields of business and take the corresponding action.
Quality
For us, quality means meeting all customer expectations and an intention to establish long-term relationships to our business partners and colleagues that are built on trust.
In our Pumps segment we offer product solutions for all types of powertrain concepts. Our mechanical and electric pumps are used in passenger cars, commercial vehicles, trucks, agricultural machines, construction machines and stationary engines as well as in wind turbines.
In our Powder Metallurgy segment we manufacture cutting-edge components, such as adjustment rings and rotors. Sintered parts are used in various applications and contribute to reducing CO2 emissions.
In the Brake Discs segment, we offer high-performance brake discs from unprocessed grey casts through to high-alloy, processed brake discs for demanding applications in motorsport.
Our success is founded on our workforce of roughly 1,700 employees, who are spread over 9 locations.
About SHW
SHW AG is the global leader in the production of CO2-optimised pumps, engine components for all kinds of powertrains and high-performance brake discs used by the international automobile industry and the truck and off-highway segment, such as in agricultural machines, construction machines, stationary engines and wind turbines.
Our success is founded on our workforce of roughly 1,700 employees, who are spread over 9 locations, our corporate governance and social responsibility and a philosophy of sustainability. We constantly improve our products, encourage innovation and rely on quality and speed.
LEADING AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER FROM THE EASTERN SWABIAN JURA.
SHW was founded in the 14th century and is one of the oldest industrial companies in Germany.
From “bean ore” to technology leader
The roots of SHW go all the way back to 1365 when the extraction of iron from what is known locally as bean ore began on the Swabian Jura. Thanks to the Swabian mindset of its workforce – diligence, ingenuity, tenacity, an inclination to push the limits of what is technically feasible and a good business sense – SHW has always managed to adjust to changes in the business environment ever since. Innovations and willingness to change are firmly anchored in the DNA of SHW – in the past, present and future.
From the past to the strategy of the future.
650 years SHW
Learn about the 650-year history of SHW and travel with us in time – from mining ore through to trading in raw materials and today’s products.
DiscoverExtraction of iron ore and smelting activities in the area around Königsbronn mark the birthplace of the plant there and SHW as a whole.
Schwäbische Hüttenwerke GmbH (SHW GmbH) is founded by the State of Baden-Württemberg and Gutehoffnungshütte, Aktienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb (nowadays MAN SE). The founding shareholders each hold 50% of SHW GmbH. The business activities comprise mining, operating iron works and trading in raw materials.
SHW constructs a prototype of a car that is so progressive that no entrepreneur at the time dares to build it: aluminium chassis, single-wheel suspension and numerous other technical details which only go into serial production decades later.
In the 1950s SHW begins manufacturing brake discs at its plant in Tuttlingen-Ludwigstal.
SHW starts manufacturing sintered moulded parts with the operation relocated in 1968 from Friedrichstal near Baiersbronn to Aalen–Wasseralfingen.
The year marks the inception of hydraulic pump manufacture in the newly constructed Plant No. 2 in Bad Schussenried. The automotive supply business becomes increasingly significant in the ensuing years.
In 2005 the non-automotive businesses and associated entities are spun-off from the SHW Group. Since this date, the automotive businesses are registered under the name of Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH. MAN and the State of Baden-Württemberg sell their shares to the financial investor, Nordwind Capital.
After the parent company, Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Beteiligungs GmbH, is reorganised as a German stock corporation (“Aktiengesellschaft”) the company is registered under the name of SHW AG and goes public. The SHW share starts trading on 7 July 2011 under the ticker symbol SW1 on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Nordwind Capital places the remaining 58.3 per cent of the stock with institutional investors. The shares of SHW AG are added to the Small Caps index of Deutsche Börse AG which has a basket of 50 selected smaller listed companies.
By acquiring Lust Hybrid-Technik GmbH, SHW reforces the position in the field of electro-mobility.
Since September 2018, SHW AG and Pankl Racing Systems GmbH have been part of the newly formed Pankl AG (until 06/20 Pankl SHW Industries AG), which is also the majority shareholder.
In June 2019, SHW AG switched to the free market segment of the Munich stock exchange, m:access.
The SHW Brake Systems GmbH was founded by carving out the business segment brake discs and Introduction of the SHW Performance brand to enter the automotive aftermarket. www.shwperformance.com
100 years of SHW Automotive GmbH, SHW withdraws completely from the stock exchange.
The SHW Powder Systems GmbH was founded by carving out the business segment powder metallurgy.
Executive Board
team
Sebastian Rotermann, CEO
Sebastian Rotermann has been a member of the Management Board of SHW AG since 2023. Since June 2026, he has served as Chairman of the Management Board (CEO), with responsibility for Sales, Engineering & Development, Purchasing and Supplier Development, Information Technology (IT), and the operational management of the Group’s production plants.
Sophie-Theres Ebert, CFO
Sophie-Theres Ebert has been a member of the Management Board of SHW AG since 2025. In her role as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), she is responsible for Finance, Human Resources, Legal Affairs, Investor & Public Relations, Risk Management, and Compliance. Prior to joining the Management Board, she worked as an auditor for five years. Since 2022, she has held the position of Head of Finance within the SHW Group.
Managing directors
Sebastian Rotermann
Sebastian Rotermann is the managing director of the following companies:
Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
SHW Powder Systems GmbH
SHW Brake Systems GmbH
SHW Automotive Pumps (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
SHW Brake Systems (Nantong Haimen) Co., Ltd.
SHW Import & Export Trading (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
SHW Pumps & Engine Components Inc.
SHW Pumps & Engine Components S.R.L.
Sophie-Theres Ebert
Sophie-Theres Ebert is the managing director of the following companies:
Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
SHW Powder Systems GmbH
SHW Brake Systems GmbH
SHW Pumps & Engine Components Inc.
SHW Pumps & Engine Components S.R.L.
Anton Ostrizkij
Anton Ostrizkij is the managing director of the following company:
Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
Ramazan Kocak
Ramazan Kocak is the managing director of the following companies:
Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
SHW Pumps & Engine Components S.R.L.
Michael Steppuhn
Michael Steppuhn is the managing director of the following companies:
SHW Brake Systems GmbH
SHW Brake Systems (Nantong Haimen) Co., Ltd.
Michael Achtelik
Michael Achtelik is the managing director of the following company:
SHW Powder Systems GmbH
Günter Staiger
Günter Staiger is the managing director of the following company:
SHW do Brasil Ltda.
Dr. Hilmar Gärtner
Hilmar Gärtner is the managing director of the following company:
SHW Pumps & Engine Components Inc.
James Kerslake
James Kerslake is the managing director of the following company:
SHW Brake Systems (Nantong Haimen) Co., Ltd.
Supervisory Board
Klaus Rinnerberger, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Born: 1964
Date of first appointment: 02. January 2018
End of current period of tenure: June 2031
Eugen Maucher, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Born: 1962
Date of first appointment: 09. May 2016
End of current period of tenure: June 2031
Stefan Pierer, Member of the Supervisory Board
Born: 1956
Date of first appointment: 09.June 2026
End of current period of tenure: June 2031
Friedrich Roithner, Member of the Supervisory Board
Born: 1963
Date of first appointment: 02. January 2018
End of current period of tenure: June 2031
Wolfgang Plasser, Member of the Supervisory Board
Born: 1962
Date of first appointment: 09.June 2026
End of current period of tenure: June 2031
Karl Holzner, Member of the Supervisory Board
Born: 1984
Date of first appointment: 07. May 2024
End of current period of tenure: June 2031
Company Structure
SHW Facilities
The SHW Group is an automotive supplier with a global footprint and has production facilities in the strategically relevant regions of Europe, North and South America and China.