Mrs. Schmitz (a German national) brings six years of experience as SVP Corporate Controlling of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Prior to this, she worked 20 years for Unilever in various finance and management roles. She has a sound and long year financial background in international, complex, and diverse environments, including executive experience in operational finance, corporate finance, and internal audit.

The Supervisory Board is pleased that Mrs. Schmitz will further strengthen its financial and audit expertise and her appointment will also further enhance the diversity of the Board.

Subject to approval by the AGM, the appointment of Mrs. Schmitz will be effective as of the end of the AGM that will be held on 11 May 2020. The full details and agenda for the AGM will be published in April 2020.