Lufthansa Cargo has reorganized the structure of its sales units, with eight divisions as opposed to the previous four.

According to the carrier, the new structure eliminates one management level.

“We want to be as close to our customers as possible,” said Alexis von Hoensbroech, board member for product and sales at Lufthansa Cargo. “Our new organisational structure creates shorter communication paths, even more direct customer contact and greater flexibility.”

The previous business units of Europe, Africa, America and Asia/Pacific will be subdivided into Germany, West Europe, North and East Europe, Middle East and Africa, USA and Canada, Latin America and Caribbean, North and North East Asia, and South and South East Asia.

Germany will be led by Florian Pfaff, West Europe by Thomas Egenolf, North and East Europe by Annette Kreuziger, Middle East and Africa by Frank Beilner, USA and Canada by Bernhard Kindelbacher, Latin America and Caribbean by Gunnar Loehr, and both Asian units by Frank Naeve. All seven managers will report directly to von Hoensbroech.

Lufthansa Cargo is also restructuring its other divisions.

Commercial & Quality Management will be led by Heide Hoffmann, Production Control by Christian Lehr, Global Handling Development and Solutions by Byung-Hyee Glugla, Global Handling Customer Service by Tanja Eibich, Industry Development & Product Management by Alexander Kohnen, and Product Development by Stefan Frankenhauser.

The restructuring is part of the company’s Cargo Evolution strategy. All the new roles are expected to be filled by the end of 2016, according to Lufthansa Cargo.