Frank Bauer, currently Chief Financial Officer and Labor Director of Lufthansa Cargo AG, will assume the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Lufthansa Cargo on July 1, 2025. Gregor Schleussner, previously Head of Finance, Controlling & Accounting at Eurowings, will join the executive team at Lufthansa Cargo on July 1, 2025, as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), as well as Labor Director.
The company announced this in a press release in mid-May.
Dr. Michael Niggemann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG, says:
"We are very pleased to appoint Frank Bauer as the new COO of Lufthansa Cargo. His technical background combined with his extensive experience in the air freight sector will be crucial in ensuring the company's continued success. Under the leadership of CEO Ashwin Bhat, the now fully
completed board will seize future market opportunities and, together with the company's employees, further develop the strong global position of Lufthansa Cargo. I personally wish the board in its new composition much success!”
After studying engineering, Bauer began his career at Lufthansa Cargo in 2007. Three years later, he moved to the cargo airline Jade Cargo in China. In 2012, he returned to Deutsche Lufthansa AG and took on numerous
leadership positions in the following years. For example, he headed the Internal Audit department of the Lufthansa Group. Subsequently, he was responsible for finance and human resources as a member of the management board of Eurowings. He then led the Group's Controlling and Risk Management. Since August 1, 2023, he has been responsible for finance and human resources as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Labor Director at
