Lufthansa appoints new Managing Director for West Africa

Lufthansa German airlines and Swiss international confirmed the appointment of Mr. Claus Becker as the new Managing Director for West Africa Lufthansa German airlines and Swiss international.A statement from the airline said before his new appointment, Becker was appointed Managing Directorfor West and Central Africa on November 1, 2011'Claus Becker started his career atLufthansa in 1982 with an airline trainee program. After finishing his internship successfully in 1985, he studied at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt in Mnchen, Germany, where he graduated with a Master in Business Administration and Management in 1991. During his studies hecontinued to work for Lufthansa in passenger clearance,' The statement added.In 1991, Claus Becker, continuingwith Lufthansa, joined the marketing research department in headquarter. An assignment as network planner for Eastern Europe being in charge of route and product planning for greater Russia followed.From 1993 until 1997, Mr. Becker joined Amadeus Global Distribution System in Madrid, Spain, as Manager Business Control in the Marketing S.A. division in charge of supervising revenue management, pricing and customer care for the provider business. After spending almost four years in Spain, he returned to Lufthansa as Portfolio Manager for Lufthansa shareholdings in distribution systems.From 1998 until 2008, Claus Becker held the position of Director of Corporate Strategy. He was responsible for consulting management regarding distribution systems, online booking platforms, customer loyalty and credit card programs as well as the strategic assessment of M&A opportunities in the consolidation process of the airline industry.
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