Lufthansa Cargo has appointed Harald Gloy to its executive board from January 1, 2019, with responsibility for operations.

According to Lufthansa, Gloy will be responsible for handling in Frankfurt, Munich and the Lufthansa Cargo Service Center, as well as the areas of global handling management, flight operations and transport management and security.

Gloy succeeds Sören Stark, who has led operations since April 2016 and will become the new COO of Lufthansa Technik on January 1, 2019.

“I am very pleased that we have been able to engage Harald Gloy, an experienced member of the Lufthansa team, as board member for operations,” said Harry Hohmeister, member of the executive board at Deutsche Lufthansa AG and chairman of the supervisory board at Lufthansa Cargo. “Thanks to his comprehensive experience in logistics and in managing large operational areas, he will continue to further guide operations into the future and strengthen the role of Lufthansa Cargo in the face of strong competition.”

Gloy is currently responsible for global component services at Lufthansa Technik and is also the spokesperson for the division board. He previously held managerial positions in the area of engine and aircraft base maintenance.

After some early roles with Lufthansa Technik Logistik, Gloy began his career with Lufthansa Technik in business development in 2003 and headed up the aircraft overhaul and modification unit in Hamburg from 2006. Following various management roles in component maintenance services and engine services, he began leading the component services unit at Lufthansa Technik in 2014.

Gloy is also a member of the board at Hamburg Aviation e.V. and a member of the supervisory board at the Centre of Applied Aeronautical Research in Hamburg, according to Lufthansa.