13.11.2013

Golden Order of Merit of the State of Upper Austria awarded to Ruguang Geng

The Governor of the Province, Josef Pühringer, today awarded the Golden Order of Merit of the State of Upper Austria to the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of FACC, Ruguang Geng, in a ceremony in the Landhaus (State Parliament) in Linz. In his speech, Pühringer emphasized Ruguang’s outstanding services, pointing out that the latter, in his capacity as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, has made a considerable contribution to the position that FACC occupies today as an innovative and internationally operating supplier to the aviation industry: “I would like to thank you for your readiness to invest in the economy of Upper Austria and thus contribute to our position as a leader in the field of economic strength among the regions of Europe.”

Ruguang Geng has been the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of FACC AG since December 2009. In this capacity he has made an important contribution towards ensuring that after the take-over by the AVIC Group the company’s long-term targets, principles and strategies have been continuously pursued and the global growth strategy consequently retained. In his eulogy, the FACC CEO Walter Stephan, thanked the representative of the owners and acknowledged the latter’s respect and understanding for the different cultures, values and attitudes. “You have, in the course of your long period of experiences and by way of your commitment to FACC, proven that a company with Austrian roots and a Chinese owner can see both, economic and social success. Without your efforts, FACC would not be where we are today.” Thanks also to the support from Ruguang Geng, an extensive investment programme of about EUR 200 million in the Upper Austrian locations had been initiated and is currently being put into practice. In this way numerous high quality jobs have been created and the attainment of the sales target of EUR 500 million in the current commercial year has been made possible. With his international perspective, Ruguang Geng has highly contributed that FACC has kept its legal status as an independent Austrian company and that all applicable export control laws and customer requirements for Intellectual Property protection are complied. He has furthermore accelerated access to the growth region of Asia, whereby FACC is playing the part of a bridgehead between western customers and the huge Chinese market. The position of FACC is thus unique among suppliers to the aviation industry world-wide and helps the company to further strengthen its ties to its OEM customers on the one hand and to exploit the growing markets more quickly and efficiently on the other.

The Federal State of Upper Austria honours with its Golden Order of Merit persons who, by their efforts, have rendered particularly great services to the reputation of the State of Upper Austria or to the well-being of its population. The award is granted by a resolution of the State Government and presented by the State Governor.

About FACC
FACC AG is one of the world’s leading companies in the design, development and production of advanced fiber reinforced composite components and systems for the aviation industry. Their range of products reaches from structural components for the fuselage and wings to engine components to complete passenger cabins for commercial aircraft, business jets and helicopters. FACC is a supplier to all large aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Sukhoi, and COMAC as well as for engine manufacturers and sub-suppliers of manufacturers. In the business year of 2012/13, FACC achieved a turnover of 433.91 million Euros. The company currently employs 2,400 employees.  

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Corporate Communication
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About FACC

FACC is a worldwide leading aerospace company in design, development and production of aerospace technologies and advanced aircraft 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 the fiscal year 2022, FACC achieved 607 million Euro in revenues. Approximately 3,500 people from over 45 nations are employed at 15 international locations worldwide, with around 3,000 of them based in Austria. The company is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. For more information please visit facc.com.