Home › About us › News & Events › iwis becomes SE! ‹ back to overview iwis becomes SE! 23. February 2021 | iwis Joh. Winklhofer Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG is to be renamed as iwis SE & Co. KG. The Munich-based, family-owned company is adapting its structures under corporate law both internally and externally as a response to the growth of the past years. The current management company, Joh. Winklhofer Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, is to become iwis SE & Co. KG. Its activities as a service provider for the Group will remain unchanged. iwis will thus be transitioning to the company form SE under European law. This will be achieved by replacing the personally liable partner of Joh. Winklhofer Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG. Contacta Antriebstechnik GmbH was replaced by the iwis Geschäftsführungs SE. The Management Board of iwis SE & Co. KG will be made up of Uwe Kastner (CFO) and Johannes Winklhofer (CEO). Long-time chair of the advisory board Dr. Gerd Sachs will become the chair of the Supervisory Board. iwis is the world leader in innovative, cost-effective timing drive systems based on precision chains. Virtually all car manufacturers throughout the world are supplied with a total of 60,000 systems each day from plants in Munich, Landsberg, Pinghu and Murray. In addition to the automotive industry, iwis acts as a market leader in supplying precision roller chains to the mechanical engineering and plant construction industries across the globe. The chains are used in the printing and paper industry, packaging industry and conveyor technology, as well as in general engineering and the agricultural machinery industry. The iwis smart connect division is a specialist in the field of high-precision electrical connection technology and contact technology for automotive and industrial applications. Founded in 1916, the company is now managed by Johannes Winklhofer, the fourth generation of his family to do so. iwis employs almost 2,000 people worldwide and has set itself the goal of achieving sales of around 430 million euros in 2021. Besides its production plants in Germany (Munich, Landsberg, Wilnsdorf, Sontra, Kaufbeuren and Rieden) and in the Czech Republic, China, the USA and Romania, it has subsidiaries in various European and overseas countries, including Brazil, Canada, France, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey and the UK. iwis is represented at a total of 45 locations worldwide. SERVICE & CONTACT Downloads Calculation program Contact Products & services Supplier portal CAREERS Careers Our vacancies Getting started at iwis Our benefits iwis as an employer ABOUT US About us News & Events History Compliance iwis worldwide DATA PROTECTION IMPRINT TERMS OF USE IWIS-WORKPLACE © 2021 iwis