Air Berlin with Problems: Hunold goes – Mehdorn comes !

Because of the bad numbers they have announced today ( 18.08.2011) Air Berlin PLC informs that Mr. Joachim Hunold intends to offer his resignation from the office as CEO of the company as per 1 September 2011. Mr. Joachim Hunold would like to remain bound to the company for the future as a Non-Executive Director and has recommended that Mr. Hartmut Mehdorn who is already a member of the Board of Directors of the company becomes his interim
successor as CEO.

Joachim Hunold
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Born on 5 September 1949 in Düsseldorf, Germany, and married with four children. After completing secondary school in 1970, Mr Hunold studied law and began his career in aviation in 1978 with Braathens Air Transport, Düsseldorf. From 1982 until 1990 he held the position of Sales and Marketing Director with the LTU Group. In April 1991 Mr Hunold founded Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG and, after the acquisition of Air Berlin Inc., has headed the airberlin group, initially as the Managing Partner and, since the creation of the new holding company structure, as its CEO, effective as of 1 January 2006.

Dr. Ing. E.h. Hartmut Mehdorn
(Memberof the Board of Directors of Air Berlin PLC since 1 July 2009)

Born on 31 July 1942 in Warsaw, Poland, and married with three children. After studying mechanical engineering in Berlin (graduate engineer), Hartmut Mehdorn began his career in the development section of Focke-Wulf. From 1966 to 1978 he worked for VFW, his last position being that of production head at MBB. From 1979 – 1984 he was a member of the management of Airbus Industrie S.A. in Toulouse. Between 1984 and 1989 Hartmut Mehdorn was head of the MBB Transport- und Verkehrsflugzeuge Group and from 1985 was also a member of the MBB management team in Munich. From 1989 to 1992 Hartmut Mehdorn was Chairman of Deutsche Airbus GmbH in Hamburg and, from 1992 – 1995, he was a member of the board of Deutsche Aerospace AG. Mr. Mehdorn also served as Chairman of the board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG from 1997 to 1999, and, from 1998 to 1999, was also a member of the board of RWE AG. From December 1999 to April 2009 Hartmut Mehdorn has been CEO and Chairman of the Board of Deutsche Bahn AG. Dr-Ing. E.h. Hartmut Mehdorn has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1 July 2009.