Star Alliance CEO Nominated to Lead Austrian Airlines

Jaan Albrecht, CEO of Star Alliance Services, has been proposed by the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa to become Chairman of the Board and CEO of Austrian Airlines AG from 1 November 2011.

The nomination is to be considered by the Supervisory Board of the airline at its next meeting later this month.

Albrecht has been at the helm of the Star Alliance organization based in Frankfurt, Germany, since 2001.

Rob Fyfe, the chairman of the alliance's Chief Executive Board, said, "For the past decade Jaan has led the development of Star Alliance; coordinating activities across the member airlines, spearheading the acquisition of new members and developing the strategies and initiatives to enhance the Star Alliance proposition to both customers and member carriers. It is with regret that we are losing such a capable and high performing CEO, but he goes to his new role with the very best wishes of all member carriers and our gratitude for his leadership and service over the past ten years."

As a result, the Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance has engaged in an executive search process under Rob Fyfe's leadership. Until the nomination of a successor Jaan Albrecht will remain in charge of Star Alliance's programmes and activities.

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