The Lufthansa Group is conducting a reorganisation of its executive board, including reducing its members from six to five, in a move that coincides with the departure of four of the board’s present members.
The terms of office of Harry Hohmeister and Detlef Kayser will end as scheduled in the coming year, with Christina Foerster and Remco Steenbergen agreeing to step down by mutual arrangement.
“The challenges now facing our industry and our Group may be different from those of past years, but they are no less substantial,” commented Lufthansa supervisory board chairman Karl-Ludwig Kley. “We aim to meet and master them with renewed energy and a new executive board team that blends even more international experience and an even broader range of outlooks and perspectives”.
The newly structured board will see Grazia Vittadini will serve as chief technology officer with additional responsibility for sustainability from July 1, with a three-year term. Until a new chief financial officer is appointed, Michael Niggermann will serve as interim CFO in addition to his existing duties as board member for the personnel, logistics and non-hub nosiness division.
Dieter Vranckx (current Swiss International Air Lines CEO) will be responsible for global markets and commercial steering hubs, a role now encompassing customer experience and group brand management, also effective from July 1. Upon moving to Frankfurt, Vranckx will also assume the deputy chairmanship of the board of directors of Swiss International Air Lines.
Lufthansa Executive Board undergoes reorganisation
