Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has selected Erlanger, Kentucky, as the site for its new information technology (IT) and support center.
The center, which will open in the second half of 2015, will be located on the same campus as ADM’s WILD Flavors Erlanger offices.
“ADM is growing, and this new center will help ensure that our IT support and infrastructure are able to support that growth,” said CIO Marty Schoenthaler.
“One of the ways in which ADM is making ongoing progress in enhancing returns is through careful consideration of costs throughout the business. In this case, we are controlling costs by using available space in a building we already own, and also by benefitting from tax incentives offered by the commonwealth.”
“We will also be able to recruit from a strong local talent pool in northern Kentucky, and we will have quick and easy access to a major airport. This is a great example of the many synergies that we’re realizing following the WILD acquisition,” said Schoenthaler.
The center will open in the second half of 2015 with approximately 100 contractors and ADM staff.
The staff will eventually expand to approximately 200 people.
The majority of the positions will be newly created as ADM expands its global IT support and infrastructure. In addition, 1ADM—the planning and implementation of the company’s new enterprise resource planning system—will be supported at the new facility.
ADM will maintain its existing IT center at the company’s North American headquarters in Decatur, Illinois, and will also continue delivering IT services from several other ADM locations throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia.
Eventually, ADM will be recruiting to fill a wide variety of positions at the Erlanger center, including project managers, business analysts and solution integrators.
