May Day will be significant in German aviation as Karl Ulrich Garnadt, CEO and Chairman of Lufthansa Cargo moves to the passenger side as Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and CEO of Lufthansa German Airlines.
     He succeeds Carsten Spohr, who will become Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Group, also on May 1.
    Peter Gerber takes up the post of CEO and Chairman of Lufthansa Cargo AG.
     Gerber has been responsible for Human Resources, IT and Services on the Executive Board of Lufthansa German Airlines since June 2012.
     Gerber had served Lufthansa Cargo from 2009 to May 2012 in the same capacity.
     “With Peter Gerber, we can be certain that he will continue the excellent work of Karl Garnadt and will lead Lufthansa Cargo successfully in a difficult market environment,” Carsten Spohr said.

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