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Ashwin Bhat is to be the new CEO of Lufthansa Cargo, from 15 April, following Dorothea von Boxberg’s departure for Brussels Airlines.
Mr Bhat has been steadily working his way through the Lufthansa Group’s cargo division, joining Swiss World Cargo under former boss Oliver Evans, before taking over in Zurich in 2015 and joining the executive board of Lufthansa Cargo as CCO in 2021.
Board member Dr Michael Niggemann said: “I am very pleased that Ashwin Bhat, a very skilled manager and ...
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Comment on this article
Pichuiyer Balasubramanian
March 31, 2023 at 10:47 amThis is an excellent news. The dynamism Ashwin brings to air cargo would be served better with his taking over as Head of LH Cargo, a key global influencer of the Air Cargo ecosystem. Looking forward to his significant contribution to bring this industry up sooner, helping some of the players to shed their inhibitions and myopic thoughts to make this industry better.
Rajeev Kathuria
April 01, 2023 at 6:23 amLufthansa once again rising in the Cargo industry