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Expansion, internationalization, new
customer acquisition – Ingo Richter has
been Managing Director of the aviation
division of topsystem since August 2017
and has a clear script in front of him:
“Our stated aim is to become a leading
manufacturer in the aviation IT sector.
I am sure that with our comprehensive
and technologically innovative product
portfolio for ground & cargo handling,
we are in an excellent position,” he says.
This is no easy task since the handling
business in particular is characterized by
fierce competition and company take-
overs and mergers. Large international
conglomerates control the market.
Backed by the strong company group
of Ehrhardt + Partner, topsystem Avi-
ation is visibly gaining presence. This
is enabling the Aachen-based company
to exercise more commercial scope and
ensure further positive impacts. “E+P
Group are supporting us in the active in-
ternationalization of our business model.
Furthermore, both sides are benefiting
from the many different technical and
commercial synergies. The IT products
for the air cargo sector and the logistics
solutions from E+P are related and con-
sidered as complementary elements of a
comprehensive IT concept of the Group”
explains Ingo Richter. The system house
wants to further expand its competencies
in future. “We want to further develop
our established ground & cargo handling
systems and thereby meet current and
future market requirements,” continues
Richter.
As Technical Director and Development
Director in his former company, Ingo
Richter has never rested on his laurels.
This guiding principle also applies to
topsystem where he will drive forward
both product development and, first and
foremost, company growth. “In future we
will proactively adapt our products more
closely to the specific needs of the air car-
go market. With our agile development
approach we will further perfect the dy-
namism in our product implementation.
In our sector this is by no means com-
mon practice and by doing this we will
secure a significant competitive edge,”
explains Ingo Richter. As a long-standing
insider he knows all the facets of the avi-
ation sector. The aviation sector has still
not implemented digitization and con-
nectivity strategies nor has established
standards in these areas. “Our aim is to
remove these shortcomings through in-
novative IT solutions.”
The director...
… with the script for topsystem Aviation:
Ingo Richter is focused on growth.
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