Lufthansa hires finance head from chocolate maker Barry Callebaut

Lufthansa said Wednesday it would revive the role of finance chief and had hired Remco Steenbegen from Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut to fill the post. Steenbegen, a 52-year-old Dutchman who has managed Barry Callebaut’s finances since March 2018, will be new to the aviation industry when he starts at Lufthansa in January. He previously worked for consultancy KPMG and technology group Philips in Europe, Asia and the United States. Lufthansa said in April that it would share the tasks of former finance chief Urik Svensson across its management board after he resigned for health reasons. Lufthansa group CE Carsten Spohr has lately taken on the function. “Especially now, when the pandemic is having such serious consequences for air travel, an internationally experienced and well-respected CFO is more important than ever for Lufthansa Group,” supervisory board chief Karl-Ludwig Kley said.<br/>