EANS-News: Wolfgang Prock-Schauer to be the new CEO at airberlin

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Berlin, (euro adhoc) - As of 7th January 2013, Wolfgang
Prock-Schauer, 56, will take over the post of Chief Executive Officer
of Air Berlin PLC from Hartmut Mehdorn, who has been in the position
on a transitional basis since 1st September 2011. At the same time
Prock-Schauer will become an Executive Director on the Board of
Directors of Air Berlin PLC. Hartmut Mehdorn will remain a member of
the Board.

During his time in office, Hartmut Mehdorn was largely responsible
for establishing and successfully implementing the partnership
between airberlin and Etihad Airways; for leading the airline into
the oneworld® airline alliance; and for laying new foundations for
the company through strategic measures aimed at organisational
realignment and increased efficiency. Together with the management
team he developed and set in motion the "Turbine" Turnaround Program
as well as the efficiency-improvement program "Shape & Size".

Dr Hans-Joachim Körber, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Air
Berlin PLC, paid tribute to Mr Mehdorn and thanked him for his
outstanding contribution over the last 15 months. "In the face of the
crisis in European aviation, he has set the company on a new path, to
make it more competitive in line with market conditions and has laid
key foundations for the future," Dr Körber said. "With Wolfgang
Prock-Schauer, the top position at airberlin will be taken over by a
respected expert in the airline industry, who has extensive
experience in international management. He will continue to promote
the process of change and, as CEO, take responsibility from the start
for the planned two-year "Turbine" Turnaround Program and press ahead
with the decisive reorganisation of the company."

Hartmut Mehdorn said: "This is the right time for the change in
management and it sends the right signal that Wolfgang Prock-Schauer,
as the new CEO, is leading the Turnaround Program which is so vital
for the company. airberlin has already achieved a great deal over the
past year. I am confident that all our employees will make the
turnaround a success through their extraordinary dedication. I wish
Mr Prock-Schauer every success in his new post, one which always gave
me a great deal of satisfaction with the enormous challenges it
involves."

Wolfgang Prock-Schauer said: "airberlin is facing huge challenges. We
must continue to push our process of change forward rapidly to become
lean and smart, so that we can be successful in the global
competitive environment. Together with my colleagues on the Board of
Directors, the Management Board, and the employees of airberlin we
will put all our effort into this task."

Until now Prock-Schauer has held the post of Chief Strategy and
Planning Officer (CSPO) on the Management Board of airberlin, and he
will continue in this role until further notice. After graduating in
Business Administration from Vienna University he started his
professional career in 1981 with Austrian Airlines, where, as
Executive Vice President, his responsibilities included network
management, strategic planning and alliances, as well as the
integration of regional airlines Lauda Air and Tyrolean. In 2003 he
moved to India as CEO of Jet Airways. In 2005 he successfully led Jet
Airways to become a registered company on the stock exchange and
expanded the company's long-haul business and global network with
other airlines. From 2009 to 2012 Wolfgang Prock-Schauer was CEO of
British Midland International, where he introduced numerous
productivity improvements. Prock-Schauer is married and has three
children.

Further inquiry note:
Uwe Berlinghoff
Senior Vice President Communications
Tel.: +49 (0)30/3434-1500
E-Mail: abpresse@airberlin.com

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company: Air Berlin PLC
The Hour House, High Street 32
UK-WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts
phone: +49 (0)30 3434 1500
FAX: +49 (0)30/3434-1509
mail: abpresse@airberlin.com
WWW: http://www.airberlin.com
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