Jens Ritter Takes CEO Role at Lufthansa Airlines

Lufthansa Group, which includes network airlines Lufthansa,
Austrian, Brussels and Swiss as well as low-cost carrier Eurowings, has appointed
Jens Ritter as the new CEO of Lufthansa Airlines effective April 1, 2022,
succeeding Klaus Froese. The airline group also announced it had nominated
Annette Mann as the new CEO of Austrian Airlines effective March 1, pending
approval of the board. If approved, she will succeed Alexis von Hoensbroech,
whom WestJet
last week named as its incoming CEO.

Most recently, Ritter became COO and member of the executive
board of Eurowings in April 2021. He previously served as chief operating
officer and member of the executive board of Austrian Airlines.

Mann currently is Lufthansa’s head of corporate
responsibility, which includes oversight of sustainability activities. She
joined the company in 2003 and has held various positions in product, sales and
strategy.

In addition, the company named Jörg Beißel as
CFO of Lufthansa Airlines and executive board member as of April 1. He
currently is head of corporate controlling and will succeed Patrick Staudacher,
who chose not to extend his contract and will leave the company at the end of
April, according to Lufthansa