Arnd Schwierholz (44) has been appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer of airberlin. He will take up his position with Germany’s second largest airline on 27th October 2014.

In Arnd Schwierholz, the airberlin finance department has gained a financial expert with more than twelve years of extensive experience in the field of airline finance. His professional background includes positions within UBS Investment Bank, experience as a company founder and as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for Deutsche Lufthansa. Most recently, he was Chief Financial Officer North America for LSG Sky Chefs, the catering subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG.

airberlin is one of the leading airlines in Europe and flies to 171 destinations worldwide each year. The second largest airline in Germany carried more than 31.5 million passengers in 2013. airberlin offers a global route network through its strategic partnership with Etihad Airways, which has a 29.21% share in airberlin, and through membership of the oneworld® airline alliance. The airline with the award-winning service operates codeshare flights worldwide with 19 airlines. The fleet has an average age of five years and is among the most modern and eco-efficient in Europe.