With more than 30 subsidiaries and about 25,000 employees worldwide, Lufthansa Technik is the leading manufacturer provider of maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification services for civil aircraft. With tailored maintenance and overhaul programs and state-of-the-art repair methods, Lufthansa Technik ensures the technical reliability and availability of its customers'​ fleets. Lufthansa Technik is an internationally licensed maintenance, production and development organization. The main divisions of Lufthansa Technik (Maintenance, Overhaul, Component Services, Engine Services, VIP & Executive Jet Solutions and Landing Gear Services) serve more than 750 customers worldwide.

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Birgit Heyer is a board member at [Lufthansa Technik](/org/lufthansa-technik-component-services). Birgit has been with the company since April 1985, when they started as a Flugzeugelektronikerin Wart III. In February 2017, they became the Quality Manager at [Lufthansa Technik](/org/lufthansa-technik-component-services) Brussels. Birgit has also worked as a Key Account Managerin at Condor Cargo Technik GmbH and as a Technical Apprentice at Varta Plastic GmbH.

Birgit Heyer has a certification from the Luftfahrtbundesamt LBA in Aircraft Maintenance Licence (AML) EASA CAT B1.1 / CAT B2 MD11 & A320 Family. Birgit also has a certification from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualität (DGQ) in DGQ Qualitätsbeauftragte / Interne Auditorin and DGQ Qualitätsmanagerin. Additionally, Birgit Heyer is certified as an Energieanlagenelektronikerin from the Industrie- und Handelskammer Hanau-Gelnhausen-Schlüchtern and as a Trainer from kib Kommunikatin im Beruf.

Birgit Heyer

Gilbert Sanchez

Soeren Stark has been a member of the Executive Board of [Lufthansa Technik](/org/lufthansa-technik-component-services) since January 2019 and is responsible for Technical Operations, Logistics & IT. He is the "Accountable Manager" within the meaning EASA Part 145, Part 21/G and Part M.

After graduation, Stark worked as management consultant and project manager at Icarus Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt. From 1998 to 2001 he served in various positions at SCHOTT Glaswerke in Mainz.      2001, Stark joined the Lufthansa Group as Operations Manager in the Flight Service department of LSG Sky Chefs at Frankfurt Airport. Between 2004 and 2010 he was Managing Director of [Lufthansa Technik](/org/lufthansa-technik-component-services) Logistics GmbH in Hamburg. Stark headed the Base Maintenance Division as Senior Vice President since 2011. In April 2016, he was appointed as member of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG.

Stark studied Industrial Engineering with focus on logistics and material handlings in Berlin and Paris.

Soeren Stark

Astrid Neben

Dr. William Willms has been a member of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik since September 2021 and is responsible for the department of Finance.

After working in the financial sector, the doctor of law joined the Lufthansa group in 2008, initially as Director Finance at Lufthansa Technik. In 2013, he took over as Head of Finance. In 2016, he moved to Lufthansa AG as Vice President Corporate Strategy. In 2019, he became Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy, and since May 2020, he has been Executive Vice President Group & Airline Strategy, Business Development, Organizational Development, M&A and Special Projects. At the same time, he became Member of the Group Executive Committee of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. 

Wilms studied law in Heidelberg, Strasbourg and London and received his doctorate from the University of Heidelberg. 

William Willms

Stephan Zilles

Mia Sophie Witzig

Roland Busch

Holger Moll-Ritter von Sporschill

Domenico Perroni

Kai-Stefan Roepke

Dr. Johannes Bussmann has been a member of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik since September 2012, and Chief Executive Officer since April 2015.

Bussmann began his career in 1998 as a product engineer at ABB Mannheim. In 1999, he moved to Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg to work as a development engineer in the Product Management and Development department. In 2001, he became Sales Manager for Asia and Australia, working initially from the company's headquarters in Hamburg and, beginning in 2003, from Singapore. He was appointed Vice President Marketing and Sales in 2005 and Senior Vice President Component Services in 2007 before becoming Senior Vice President Engine Services in 2011.

Bussmann has a diploma degree in aerospace engineering and a doctorate in engineering with a focus on combustion engineering, both from the University of Aachen.

Johannes Bussmann

August W. Henningsen

Myriam Meyer Stutz

Doreen Nowotne

Karin Van Hall

Frank Hartstein

Chairman Dr. Detlef Kayser is Head of Airline Resources & Operations Standards Department in the Executive Board of Lufthansa Group.

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