S M G   T e a m   &   P a r t n e r s
S M G   T e a m
&   P a r t n e r s

Founder & CEO

Dr. Stefan Petrikovics

Founder & CEO of SMG Holding with overall principal investing transactions completed of approximately €5bn

Career

— ongoing
Founder & CEO of SMG Holding
Principal at TPG
  • Sourcing and execution responsibility for Germany, Netherlands and Eastern Europe
  • Served on the management board of A&O Hotels and Hostels
Morgan Stanley

Education

3 degrees, including PhD, completed by the age of 23:
  • University of Vienna
  • Vienna University of Economics and Business
  • PhD in Law

Theodor Körner Award received, awarded by the Austrian president for academic excellence in 2010

CFO

George Aase

Seasoned CFO, having served under private equity ownership, sovereign wealth ownership as well as in listed businesses

Career

— ongoing
CFO SMG
— ongoing
Chairman of Nepi Rockcastle, a €6bn GAV European developer
CFO at P3 Logistics Parks, a €3.5bn GAV European logistics developer and owner
  • Multiple capital markets and M&A transactions
CFO of listed Züblin Immobilien (Zürich stock exchange), a Western European real estate group with office, retail and logistics assets

Education

Degree in accounting from the Florida State University. Completed the Stanford University Executive Management program

Advisory Partner

Dr. Christine Catasta

Senior finance and corporate governance professional, serving on public company boards with a combined market cap of more than EUR 50 billion

Career

— ongoing
Previous & current Board Member at Erste Bank, BIG, Verbund, Austrian Airlines, Telekom Austria, OMV
— ongoing
Board Member SMG Holding
ÖBAG, Europe's second largest sovereign wealth fund
Partner and most recently CEO PWC Austria

Education

University of Vienna and Vienna University of Economics and Business
  • PhD in Finance

Chairman

Werner Weynand

Seasoned audit and compliance expert, having been with EY for more than three decades

Career

— ongoing
Board Member SMG Holding
Ernst & Young
  • Chairman of the board at EY Luxembourg
    (2010 — 2018)
  • Head of Audit EY Luxembourg
    (1999 — 2018)
  • Partner
    (1995 — 2018)

Education

Graduated as commercial engineer from the HEC Liège