Carsten Spohr was born on 16 December 1966 in Wanne-Eickel. After obtaining a degree in industrial engineering at Karlsruhe University, he qualified on the Lufthansa flight training course with a commercial airline pilot’s licence. Subsequently, in 1994, he completed a management training course at Deutsche Aerospace AG, Munich.

In October 1994, Carsten Spohr returned to Lufthansa, initially in charge of Recruiting. From 1995 to 1998, he was personal assistant to the then CEO and Chairman of Lufthansa, Jürgen Weber, prior to assuming responsibility in August 1998 for Lufthansa’s partnerships in Europe as Head of Regional Partner Management. In February 2000, he became Vice President Alliance with the responsibility for managing and coordinating Lufthansa cooperation partners worldwide, including the Star Alliance and regional partners. Additionally, in July 2003, he assumed responsibility for Lufthansa passenger business strategy and airline holdings.

In October 2004, Carsten Spohr was appointed to the Management Board of Lufthansa Passenger Airlines. In that capacity, he was responsible for cabin crews, hub management and human resources at Lufthansa Passenger Airlines.

The Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG appointed Carsten Spohr, effective 15 January 2007, CEO and Chairman of Lufthansa Cargo AG.