On 1st July 2014 aviation expert Götz Ahmelmann (42), currently Lufthansa Head of European Sales and Services, will be taking over as airberlin’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). From next summer on, the experienced airline manager will consequently be responsible for the entire sales and marketing departments within the airberlin group.
Götz Ahmelmann has worked for Lufthansa for over 20 years. Over the past nine years he has held senior executive positions, initially three years as Commercial Manager of the Frankfurt Lufthansa hub, then for six years Götz Ahmelmann has been responsible for the management, coordination and development of the worldwide cooperation partners of Lufthansa, including the Star Alliance partners. Furthermore he designed, implemented and developed different Joint Ventures with other airlines. In the capacity of Vice President Sales and Services, the airline manager from the German city of Kiel is currently responsible for sales in 45 markets and ground handling at more than 100 airport stations. Götz Ahlemann is responsible for more than 1.000 employees.

airberlin’s CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer commented: “By appointing Götz Ahmelmann to this key post, we have gained a recognised expert with many years of experience. airberlin will greatly benefit from the international experience and special expertise of Götz Ahmelmann.”

airberlin is one of the leading airlines in Europe and flies to 147 destinations throughout the world. In 2012 Germany’s second largest airline carried more than 33 million passengers. Due to its strategic partnership with Etihad Airways, which has a 29.21 per cent stake in airberlin, and its membership of the oneworld® airline alliance, airberlin has access to a global route network. The airline with the award-winning service offers world-wide codeshare flights in cooperation with 16 airlines. The fleet has an average age of five years, which makes it one of the newest and most eco-efficient in Europe.