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Austrian appoints dynamic duo

11th December 2007 Print
Austrian Airlines AG has appointed Dr. Peter Malanik (46) and Dr. Andreas Bierwirth (36) to complete the four-member Board of Management. Dr. Malanik is appointed as Chief Operations Officer (COO) from 1 January 2008, and Dr. Bierwirth as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) from 1 April 2008.

The Supervisory Board of Austrian Airlines AG has today confirmed the appointment of a new COO and CCO. In Dr. Bierwirth and Dr. Malanik Austrian has secured the services of two of the most dynamic, young talents in European aviation. They will join Mag. Alfred Ötsch, Chief Executive Officer and Mag. Thomas Kleibl, Chief Financial Officer to complete the new four-member Board of Management. Dr. Peter Michaelis, President of the Supervisory Board, announced the appointments today, 10 December 2008.

The Austrian Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Management, Alfred Ötsch, commented on the appointment of his two new colleagues. “I am really looking forward to working together with my new colleagues. I have known and valued Dr. Malanik for many years as an experienced and authentic airline manager of integrity. Dr. Bierwirth will give new stimulus to his area of responsibility on the Board, and dynamically and consistently take forward the successful implementation of the Focus East strategy and quality offensive.”

Dr. Andreas Bierwirth (36) has been Vice President Marketing of Lufthansa Passage Airlines in Frankfurt since September 2006, where he was responsible for departments including Advertising, Brand Management, Direct and Sales Marketing, Customer Analysis and Market Research, as well as the Miles & More and Worldshop, at Lufthansa Passage Airlines.

Dr. Peter Malanik (46), has been working at Austrian Airlines since 1985, and is currently, as Executive Vice President and General Secretary, responsible for International Relations & Alliances, Legal Affairs as well as for Human Resources & Organisation.