The Chairman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik, Dr. Johannes Bussmann (53), will leave the Lufthansa Group at his own request later this year. After more than seven years in his current role and 10 years on the Executive Board, he will hand over leadership of the company to COO Soeren Stark (55).

Stark has been a member of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik since 2019. He previously held a number of other executive functions at Lufthansa Cargo and Lufthansa Technik. Subject to the approval of the Supervisory Board, he will assume his new role on 1 July 2022.

Johannes Bussmann assumed leadership of the world's leading provider of technical services in aviation in 2015 after overseeing human resources on the Executive Board for three years. After leaving Lufthansa Technik, he will become CEO of a major German technology company.

Johannes Bussmann said: "I look back with great gratitude on my years as Chairman of the Executive Board and my 23-year career at Lufthansa Technik. We have achieved great things during this time. I am really proud to have been a part of this success story and to have had the opportunity to lead this company over the past seven years. The time has come for me to take on new responsibilities outside the aviation industry. It is a challenge that I am looking forward to tackling."

The chairman of Lufthansa Technik's Supervisory Board, Dr. Detlef Kayser, said: "I would like to thank Johannes Bussmann for his outstanding work at Lufthansa Technik. He and his team have led the company safely through the crisis. Above all, he played a special role in the success and growth story that Lufthansa Technik has written in recent years. I therefore wish him all the best for the future."