AKKA USA, a leader in engineering and technologies consulting
As an international engineering and technologies consulting group, AKKA is at the forefront of the digital and connected world, accelerating innovation for the world’s largest industrial groups. We support our clients globally throughout the entire life cycle of their products.
Our global portfolio and centers of excellence provide US clients with expertise that encompasses the entire technological product environment, as well as system integration skills. As the largest aerospace market, the United States is the third pillar of AKKA’s international expansion alongside France and Germany.
Passionate about technologies, we continuously promote innovative concepts to our clients. With the support of our subsidiary PDS Tech. Inc. (PDS Tech), AKKA offers a unique recruiting capacity close to major innovation hubs and major US industrial groups.
Areas of expertise
The AKKA Group supports the US operations of its global client portfolio and has developed a prestigious US client base, spanning major OEMs and industry players with a focus on aerospace and automotive throughout the complete product development process that relies on 7 areas of expertise:
- System engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Process engineering
- Support engineering
- Embedded software and electronics
- Digital solutions
- Consulting
In the US, AKKA supports its clients with these expertise in the following sectors:
AKKA and PDS Tech – An Innovation Powerhouse for the US Industry
AKKA and PDS Tech – An Innovation Powerhouse for the US Industry
With PDS Tech’s unique recruiting capacity, AKKA enhances its talent base in North America. The acquisition of PDS Tech has allowed AKKA to
- Service a globally operating industrial customer base in the US, with a focus on the aerospace sector.
- Combine its established expertise in high value-added solutions with the tremendous recruiting capacity of PDS Tech across the entire US territory to accompany the growth of the market.
- Strengthen its capacity to support European customers in the US market.
Key Figures
Million Euros
300
2019 Revenues in €M
FY 2019 / 2018
+10%
Organic growth
3’400
talents
Join us to accelerate your career!
Management Team
Cash Nickerson
Chairman AKKA North America
Steven “Cash” Nickerson has held a variety of legal and executive positions in his 30-year career. He served as an attorney and marketing director at Union Pacific Railroad, an associate and then partner at Jenner & Block, one of the five largest law firms in Chicago, and President and CEO of an internet company operating in the digital economy that he took public through a reverse merger. He then held the position of President and CFO of PDS Tech, Inc. for fifteen years, before joining the AKKA Group as Chairman of AKKA North America’s Business Unit in 2018.
Benjamin Ricci
CEO AKKA North America
Mikael Boulanger
CFO AKKA North America
Rachel Posten
HR Manager AKKA North America
Main clients in the US - Aerospace
Main clients in the US – Automotive
Where to find us
PDS Tech:
Please click here to find out about our PDS Tech locations
AKKA:
Auburn Hills, Mi.
975 Opdyke Rd, Auburn Hills, 48326, Michigan
Birmingham, AL
22 Inverness Center Pkwy, Suite 550 Hoover, AL 35242