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RAUNHEIM, Germany, April 07, 2008 - With effect from 7 April, Lufthansa Cargo’s Executive Board appointed Alexander Plümacher as Managing Director of Jettainer GmbH. He succeeds Dr. Mohammed Seiraffi, who takes over the function of Manager Handling Germany at Lufthansa Cargo.
Alexander Plümacher worked most recently as a private equity manager at Arques Industries. After studying business management, the 38-year-old started his professional career in 1998 with Bertelsmann AG where, as a member of the management of AZ Bertelsmann Schweiz GmbH, in his last position he was responsible for a business field of his own. In 2000 Plümacher as a co-founder became a member of the Executive Board of the internet start-up Yoolia AG. His career subsequently took him, as senior head of department to the “Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe AöR”, where he was responsible for business planning and the equity stakes management.
As of 7 April, his predecessor, Dr. Mohammed Seiraffi, takes up the newly-created function of Manager Handling Germany and thus is responsible for freight handling at all German stations with the exception of Frankfurt. He is based in Leipzig. On behalf of the Executive Board, Dr. Seiraffi is also responsible for the strategic development of the Munich and Leipzig hubs. Additionally, he handles the coordination tasks with respect to AeroLogic in Leipzig. The freight airline AeroLogic is a joint venture of DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo. It will start operations in April 2009 from Leipzig/Halle airport.
Jettainer GmbH is the leading international service provider for outsourced ULD management. Established as a joint venture in 2003, the company operates the largest outsourced ULD fleet in the world from 500 stations worldwide. Jettainer offers airline clients higher availability of ULDs, economies of scale and scope gained from combining fleets and leveraged expert resources, reduced costs and less required working capital. It also affords customers the ability to concentrate on their core competencies. Present customers include Lufthansa, US Airways, United Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, Condor, Air Astana and Air One. The primary shareholders of Jettainer are mobile asset management company TrenStar Inc, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and Lufthansa Cargo, one of the world’s largest international airfreight carriers, based in Frankfurt, Germany. Jettainer is headquartered in Raunheim, Germany. On the Net: www.jettainer.com
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