Ried im Innkreis,
Austria
January 2, 2007
 Mag.
Alexander Aigner (30) took over the management of Division
Seedmech at Upper Austrian machine producer Wintersteiger on 2
January 2007.
Alexander Aigner, who graduated from Linz with a degree in
commerce and economics, gathered his first professional
experience at Swietelsky, a group of international construction
companies, and has worked for the past 3 years – two of which as
Managing Director – at Wintersteiger’s subsidiary in France.
The ardent skier is married with one daughter.
WINTERSTEIGER AG is a special machine constructor from
Upper Austria and has concentrated on niche markets since
its establishment in 1953. Today WINTERSTEIGER is a global
market leader in each of its three business divisions:
- Division SEEDMECH: Total solutions for agricultural field
experiments
- Division SPORTS: Total solutions for the rental and
servicing of skis and snowboards
- Division WOODTECH: Total solutions for precise
thin-cutting of wood
WINTERSTEIGER’s
Division SEEDMECH provides solutions for the entire
process of agricultural field experimentation. This enables
the research, breeding, testing and seed increases of
agricultural crops and special crops at the highest level.
The product range covers plot combines, plot seeders,
laboratory equipment and equipment for fertilising and plant
protection.
Headquarters in the Upper Austrian town of Ried/Innkreis, 16
proprietary company sites and 60 subsidiary offices supply a
total of 130 countries throughout the world. This secures
WINTERSTEIGER an export share of approximately 88%. Group
sales of the enterprise, which employs around 600 staff,
were just short of EUR 85 million in 2007. |
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