Lufthansa Group promoted Kevin Markette as the new General Manager for the East African region covering Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania. The airline believes that with a physical presence in the region, he will be able to manage the demands of the local market directly.
Markette succeeds André Schulz, who has now been appointed Head of Region Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and CIS at Lufthansa. In the new role, Kevin will report to Philippe Saeys-Desmedt, Senior Director of Sales Sub-Sahara Africa, Lufthansa Group.
Commenting on the recent appointment, Philippe Saeys-Desmedt said: “It is our pleasure to welcome Kevin Markette to this important and dynamic region. We draw upon Kevin’s vast global experience, including that on the African continent, to enhance our market position and trustful relationships established with our business partners and customers. Being now located with his team in the East African region, seated in Nairobi, he will quickly forge new relationships in the region.”
Markette is a qualified commercial pilot and well-versed airliner with over 23 years of experience working with the Lufthansa Group.
He previously headed up several teams within the Sales and Customer Servicing organization of the German organization across various cities, including New York, Atlanta, Accra, Dubai, Lagos, Karachi, and Johannesburg.