Lufthansa Cargo appoints Frank Bauer as Chief Operating Officer
Gregor Schleussner appointed new Chief Financial and Chief Human Resources Officer.
(From left): Frank Bauer, Chief Operating Officer and Gregor Schleussner, Chief Financial and Chief Human Resources Officer, Lufthansa Cargo.
Frank Bauer, currently Chief Financial Officer and Labour Director of Lufthansa Cargo, will take over the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Lufthansa Cargo on July 1, 2025.
Gregor Schleussner, currently Head of Finance, Controlling & Accounting at Eurowings, will join the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Labour Director from July 1, 2025, says an official release.
Michael Niggemann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Lufthansa Cargo says: "We are very pleased to welcome Gregor Schleussner as the new CFO and Labour Director at Lufthansa Cargo. As an experienced aviation executive, he has already proven his financial expertise, problem-solving skills and unifying manner in various management positions within the Lufthansa Group.
"We are also very pleased to appoint Frank Bauer as the new COO of Lufthansa Cargo. His technical background combined with his extensive experience in the air cargo sector will be instrumental in ensuring the continued success of the company. Under the leadership of CEO Ashwin Bhat, the now re-completed Executive Board will seize future market opportunities and further develop Lufthansa Cargo's strong global position together with the company's employees. I personally wish the Executive Board in its new composition every success."
Bauer began his career at Lufthansa Cargo in 2007, and three years later, he moved to the cargo airline Jade Cargo in China, the release added. "He returned to Deutsche Lufthansa in 2012 and took on numerous management positions in the years that followed. For example, he was Head of Internal Audit at the Lufthansa Group. He was then a member of the Executive Board of Eurowings with responsibility for Finance and Human Resources. He then headed the Group's Controlling and Risk Management. Since August 1, 2023, he has been responsible for Finance and Human Resources at Lufthansa Cargo as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer and Labour Director."
Schleussner joined Lufthansa after his international finance studies in 2006 as part of the ProTeam management programme. "After holding various positions, including in product management and sales, he became Manager Investor Relations and contact person for investors and equity analysts of Lufthansa Group in 2009. In 2015, he moved to Corporate Controlling at Deutsche Lufthansa. There, he was responsible for the management of passenger airlines and aviation services companies such as Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa Technik, LSG and AirPlus. From 2017, he headed the Lufthansa Group CEO Office."
Schleussner has been Head of Finance, Controlling & Accounting at Eurowings since 2021, the release added.
