Soeren Stark has taken over as chairman of the executive board of Lufthansa Technik. The previously-announced move became effective 1 July.

Stark replaces Dr. Johannes Bussmann who has left the Lufthansa Group at his own request after 23 years. Bussmann has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of management of testing, inspection and certification company TÜV SÜD.

Harald Gloy has succeeded Stark as Lufthansa Technik’s chief operations officer. He will bear responsibility as accountable manager in accordance with EASA Part 145 and is the contact person for aviation authorities regarding Lufthansa Technik’s MRO operations.

Gloy will serve on the three-member executive board team, with chief financial officer Dr. William Willms continuing to serve on the team.

Stark has been a member of the executive board of Lufthansa Technik since 2019. He previously held a number of other executive functions at Lufthansa Cargo and Lufthansa Technik.