Swiss bolsters senior management to face coronavirus fallout

Swiss has shored up its management teams in order to provide greater corporate stability as the carrier deals with the consequences of the coronavirus outbreak. It has installed Markus Binkert as its CFO – a position which had been left vacant – and appointed Thomas Frick as COO, having restored the post on the management board. “Both appointments are an immediate response to the major challenges which the company is currently facing as a result of the coronavirus crisis,” says the carrier. Binkert is the CCO for Lufthansa’s Munich hub, and formerly served in this role at Swiss from 2013 before moving to the Munich post last year. Frick was formerly a Swissair and Swiss pilot and is currently accountable to regulatory authorities for Swiss flight operations. <br/>