Alexander Hochmeier joined FACC AG at the beginning of October as the new Head of IT. The 40-year-old native of Upper Austria can look back on more than 20 years of professional experience in the fields of information technology and digitization. His most recent position was IT Director of Hofer KG in Austria. Mr. Hochmeier reports to Aleš Stárek, CFO of the globally active aerospace group.
'We are delighted to welcome Alexander Hochmeier on board as a true expert for the strategically important position of Head of IT,' said Robert Machtlinger, CEO of FACC AG. 'With his long-standing professional experience and expertise, he will drive forward our group-wide digitization efforts and play a decisive role in the strategic development of our IT.'
Before joining FACC, Alexander Hochmeier served as IT Director at Hofer KG in Austria, where his managerial responsibilities included the implementation of IT renewal and digitization projects. Prior to that, he held various senior IT project management positions at SKIDATA, voestalpine and Infoniqa, among others. Alexander Hochmeier also completed a part-time bachelor's degree in Marketing & Electronic Business and a master's degree in Supply Chain Management at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. Mr. Hochmeier continued his scientific career as a part-time lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Steyr and as an author of several academic papers on the topic of 'Enterprise 2.0'.
In his new function, Alexander Hochmeier is responsible for the global IT strategy of FACC AG and the implementation of new IT technologies, IT solutions and other relevant services. 'I am very much looking forward to preparing FACC for the digital challenges that lie ahead together with my team. As a strategic business partner, we wish to provide a sustainable IT architecture and system landscape for both customers and suppliers in order to successfully guide the company through the digital transformation process and support its growth course,' Alexander Hochmeier commented with regard to his new appointment.
FACC is a worldwide leading aerospace company in design, development and production of aerospace technologies and advanced aicraft lightweight systems. Being the technology partner of all major manufacturers, FACC works together with its customers on developing solutions for the mobility of the future. Every second, there is an aircraft taking off with FACC technology on board. In full year 2018/19, FACC achieved more than 782 million Euro in revenues. FACC employs 3,500 people from 38 nations and working in 13 countries worldwide. The company is listed in the ATX of the Vienna Stock Exchange and part of the Fortune-500 Group AVIC, providing access to the largest growth markets within the industry. For more information please visit facc.com.
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FACC AG is an Austria-based company engaged in the aerospace and defense industry. The Company specializes in the manufacture of aircraft parts and components. It divides its business into three divisions: Aerostructures, Engines & Nacelles, and Interior. The Aerostructures division covers control surfaces, fairings and wing components. The Engines & Nacelles division provides engine and nacelles components. The Interior division offers interior design services for commercial aircraft, business jets/private jets, freighters and helicopters. The Companyâs services range from on-site support with field engineering, spares service, and repairs to assembly training of customer staff for components and systems delivered by the Company. The Companyâs products are manufactured at four production sites in Austria.
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