Wolfgang Pacher will become the new COO Austria as of April 1, 2026
Starting with the 2026/27 financial year, Ing. Wolfgang Pacher will take on the role of COO Austria within Swietelsky AG, thus assuming responsibility for the home market of Austria's third-largest construction company.
Pacher is an expert in tunnel and infrastructure construction and has over 30 years of industry experience. He has been in a leadership position at SWIETELSKY since 2010, most recently serving as Division Head for Tunnelling and Civil Engineering / Special Foundation Engineering since 2023.
At the same time, August Weichselbaumer, who has held the position of COO Austria until now, will retire after 27 years with SWIETELSKY.
“By bidding farewell to August Weichselbaumer, we are acknowledging a leader who has significantly shaped SWIETELSKY for more than two decades. We would like to expressly thank him for his many years of outstanding service. At the same time, I am pleased that we have been able to appoint Wolfgang Pacher, a highly experienced infrastructure expert, to the role of COO Austria. He stands for technical excellence, continuity, and the consistent further development of our home market,” said Peter Krammer, CEO of Swietelsky AG.
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SWIETELSKY: Wolfgang Pacher to become new COO Austria as of April 1, 2026
At the start of the 2026/27 financial year, Ing. Wolfgang Pacher will assume the role of COO Austria within Swietelsky AG and, with it, responsibility for the home market of Austria’s third-largest construction company.
Pacher is an expert in tunnel and infrastructure construction and has more than 30 years of industry experience. He has held senior positions at SWIETELSKY since 2010, most recently since 2023 as Division Head for Tunnelling and Civil Engineering / Special Foundation Engineering.
At the same time, August Weichselbaumer, who has served as COO Austria to date, will retire after 27 years with SWIETELSKY.
“By bidding farewell to August Weichselbaumer, we are acknowledging a leader who has significantly shaped SWIETELSKY for more than two decades. We would like to expressly thank him for his many years of outstanding service. At the same time, I am pleased that we have been able to appoint Wolfgang Pacher, a highly experienced infrastructure expert, to the role of COO Austria. He stands for technical excellence, continuity and the consistent further development of our home market,” said Peter Krammer, CEO of Swietelsky AG.
