Dirk Hoke to Turn into New CEO of Volocopter – sUAS Information

 

• Dirk Hoke, former CEO of Airbus Defence & House, will be part of Volocopter as CEO in September 2022 
• Florian Reuter is stepping down upon his personal needs and can stay CEO till a handover has been accomplished in September 2022 
• Volocopter just lately signed a funding spherical of USD 170 million and is positioned to launch UAM companies in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics 

Bruchsal, 8 March 2022 – At present, Dirk Hoke, former CEO of Airbus Defence & House, was introduced as Chief Government Officer and Managing Director of Volocopter, the pioneer of city air mobility (UAM) by the corporate’s Advisory Board, beginning September 2022. He’ll comply with Florian Reuter, who has led Volocopter from a five-person start-up to a 500-strong international firm with unicorn standing over the previous seven years.

Hoke brings in depth expertise in main large tech entities inside Airbus and Siemens from a technical, strategic, and industrial aspect. His sturdy monitor file in transformation and digitalization made him the candidate of selection. Volocopter makes the dream of electrical flight in cities come true and goals to be the primary UAM developer to go to market.  

“Out of a formidable lineup of candidates, Dirk Hoke was our absolute most popular selection. Combining our success with Dirk’s expertise and imaginative and prescient for our firm, Volocopter will proceed to steer the rising trade and efficiently grasp the approaching part of development and commercialization,” mentioned Stefan Klocke, Chairman of the Advisory Board at Volocopter. “The flexibility to draw such a famend trade chief is proof of the standard of the work performed by our crew. Volocopter is in the very best form ever: We fly our plane in cities worldwide, elevated our valuation to over USD 1.7 billion, raised over USD 579 million in funds, and established historic trade milestones that make us the undisputed chief in UAM. All this is able to not have been attainable with out the passionate management of Florian over the previous seven years. We’re really grateful for his extraordinary contribution and let him go together with a heavy coronary heart. We absolutely respect and perceive his private resolution and are completely happy to maintain him within the household as a pal and shareholder.” 

“No firm is nearer to creating this most progressive type of mobility a actuality in cities world wide than Volocopter. Bringing electrical air taxis to market within the subsequent years is a dream come true not just for me however for a lot of,” mentioned Dirk Hoke, future CEO of Volocopter. “My expertise from Airbus and Siemens will assist us monetize on the main market place Volocopter has achieved beneath Florian’s management. Volocopter’s product lineup, its certification progress, crew spirit, and ecosystem strategy put us in a singular aggressive place.”  

Reuter will depart Volocopter upon his personal needs after a profitable handover interval to Dirk Hoke has been accomplished in September 2022. “I’ve identified Dirk for plenty of years and am satisfied that his expertise and management fashion are an ideal match for the technique and tradition at Volocopter, which is why I put his identify ahead to the Board. It has been an unimaginable privilege and honor to function Volocopter CEO to a world-class crew from throughout the globe. It’s thanks to each single one in every of them that Volocopter continues to steer air taxi improvement. I’m pleased with the crew and need Dirk all the very best on the nice Volocopter journey forward,” mentioned Florian Reuter, CEO of Volocopter.  

Volocopter has been creating UAM for over a decade. It has created a household of electrically powered plane that may transport passengers (the VoloCity and VoloConnect) and items (the VoloDrone). It’s the solely eVTOL firm that has obtained design in addition to manufacturing group approvals (DOA and POA) from the European Union Aviation Security Company (EASA).

About Volocopter

Volocopter brings city air mobility (UAM) to megacities worldwide. We purpose to enhance the standard of life for individuals in cities by providing a implausible new mode of transportation. For that, we create sustainable and scalable UAM ecosystems with companions in infrastructure and operations.  

Volocopter’s household of eVTOL plane will supply passengers (VoloCity and VoloConnect) and items (VoloDrone) swift, safe, and emission-free connections to their locations, supported by VoloIQ, the UAM ecosystem’s software program platform that serves as its digital spine for protected and environment friendly operations.  

As a pioneer within the UAM trade, Volocopter will launch industrial companies inside the subsequent few years. Based in 2011, the corporate employs greater than 500 individuals in Germany and Singapore, has accomplished over 1,000 profitable private and non-private take a look at flights, and raised $579 million in fairness from buyers, together with Geely, WP Funding, Mercedes-Benz Group, Intel Capital, and BlackRock. www.volocopter.com