Albrecht, a capo di Star Alliance, candidato alla guida di Austrian Airlines

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Da 10 anni ai vertici dell'alleanza passa a guidare la compagnia austriaca.

Albrecht lascia Star Alliance e passa alla guida di Austrian
31/08/2011
Cambiamenti in vista in casa Star Alliance: Jaan Albrecht passa alla guida di Austrian Airlines. Dal 2001 Albrecht è stato a capo di Star Alliance dalla base di Francoforte, guidando l'alleanza nel corso di uno dei decenni più importanti e difficili dell'industria aerea. Ora l'executive board di Deutsche Lufthansa Ag ha proposto Albrecht per salire ai vertici di Austrian Airlines, con il ruolo di presidente e ceo a paritre dal 1° novembre. La nomina sarà vagliata a settembre nel meeting del supervisory board. "È con rammarico che perdiamo un ceo così competente e capace - ha dichiarato Rob Fyfe, chairman e chief executive board di Star Alliance -, i vettori membri esprimono grande gratitudine per il lavoro svolto e porgono i migliori auguri per il nuovo incarico". È parallelamente iniziata la ricerca di un nuovo numero uno per l'alleanza. Nel frattempo Albrecht continuerà a guidare Star Alliance sino alla nomina di un successore.

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Lufthansa Executive Board proposes Jaan Albrecht as new CEO of Austrian Airlines

31.08.11
Star Alliance Chief to move to Vienna on 1 November

The Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has recommended to the Supervisory Board of Austrian Airlines AG the appointment of Jaan Albrecht as new Chairman and CEO of the Austrian carrier. Together with Executive Board members, Dr. Peter Malanik and Dr. Andreas Bierwirth, Jaan Albrecht is to continue the efforts to reinstate Austrian Airlines firmly in a competitive and profitable position, and integrate the Company sustainably and successfully in the Lufthansa Airline Group.

Lufthansa Executive Board Chairman and CEO Christoph Franz is delighted to have gained the services of an established airline expert: “His experience, his network and excellent industry know-how equip him ideally to master the huge challenges facing Austrian Airlines. With Jaan Albrecht, we are strengthening the team on the Executive Board with an internationally recognised top manager, who simultaneously commands profound expertise in integration management.“

Jaan Albrecht has been Chief Executive Officer of Star Alliance Services GmbH for ten years. In that function, he has been hugely influential in expanding the leadership role of the Star Alliance in worldwide air traffic competition. The Alliance, with its 27 member-airlines, offers passengers seamless services and service processes of high quality in a global route network.

Jaan Albrecht began his career in the airline business as a pilot at Mexicana Airlines in 1973 prior to taking over diverse executive positions at the Mexican carrier from 1990. For the Cintra parent company, he initially managed AeroPeru and, subsequently, the Aeromexpress cargo carrier as Chief Executive Officer.

Jaan Albrecht has a degree in architecture from the Technical University in Mexico and is fluent in Spanish, English and German.

His grandparents came from Austria and he has dual German-Mexican nationality. He is married and the father of three children.

The position of CEO at Austrian Airlines became vacant when Thierry Antinori declined an offer to take over the post.