Member of the Mgmt. team CH of Würth IT Switzerland AG,
Liechtenstein
Würth IT Switzerland AG was founded in 1999, but emerged from various IT departments that have been active in the market since the 1960s. Würth IT Switzerland AG takes the leading role in the development of new business models and the digitalization of existing business processes in the Würth Group. The range of services provided by Würth IT Switzerland AG includes, in particular, SAP systems, service and support, the management of data centers, and Würth Global Services (WGS) for communication, collaboration, and security in the Würth Group. Würth IT Switzerland AG employs around 150 people at its locations in Chur and Rorschach in Switzerland. Every day, it is in active exchange with the Würth Group's other IT companies in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, China, India and the USA, enabling it to provide first-class support to customers around the globe!
Previous participations
2014 in Germany as Head of IT Asia of Hilti Asia; 2019 USA as Head of IT Infrastructure of Hilti Group
Revenue
4,8bn €Employees
29kDetails
Christoph is the Head of IT Infrastructure at Hilti. In 2019, the client and workspace area was integrated in his previous portfolio as Head of Enterprise Computing, a position he held from 2015 onwards. Today Christoph is responsible for approximately 30.000 clients, 1.200 Hilti locations and an SAP S/4HANA / SAP ByDesign based landscape used by two out of 3 Hilti employees every day. AWS is used as customer-facing cloud provider while MS Azure serves as datacenter extension.
From 2011 to 2015 Christoph built up Hilti Asia IT Services, the Kuala Lumpur based strategic IT location for Global IT in Hilti and tripled the workforce by establishing relationships with various local and intenational universities.
Previous to this role, he led as project manager and team lead the implementation of “Global Contact Center”, the standardized IT and process solution for Hilti’s customer service departments in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Before joining Hilti in 2007, Christoph gained first experience in SAP CRM at Swarovski, supporting various project implementations in Europe and Asia.
Christoph hold a Master’s and Doctorate degree in Law from his Alma Mater in Innsbruck and was a research assistant for three years at the department for European and International Law.
Hilti was founded in 1941 and evolved from a small family company to the trusted global business we are today. Hilti is the leading supplier for the professional construction industry.
Our aim is to build a better future. By this we mean helping our customers to build faster, safer and with more daring, while all the time being mindful of the legacy we leave behind. We want to be proud of the mark we make on the world.
To ensure the integrity of our products, we run our own production plants and cutting-edge research and development centers right across the world. The group headquarters is in Schaan in the Principality of Liechtenstein, where Martin Hilti established the company more than 75 years ago.
Hilti makes construction sites work simpler, faster, and safer.
- January 2019 – present: Head of IT Infrastructure of Hilti Group, Liechtenstein
- July 2015 – December 2018: Head of Enterprise Computing at Hilti Group
- May 2011 – June 2015: Managing Director, Head of IT Asia of Hilti Asia
- July 2009 – April 2011: Head of Voice & Network Applications at Hilti Group
- April 2007 – June 2009: SAP CRM Consultant + Project Manager at Hilti Group
- 2003 – March 2007: SAP CRM Consultant at Swarovski
- January 2000 – March 2003: Research Associate at Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck
- 2011 IMD (International Institute for Management Development) - Business Programs
- 2001 – 2002: International Law at St. Mary's School of Law
- 1994 – 2003: Law at Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck, Master and Juris Doctor
